CONSTITUTIONAL COMMENTARY AND EVENTS
ARTICLES AND STATEMENTS
WHEN PUBLIC MONEY FAILS, FAMILIES PAY TWICE
In this second instalment of the FW de Klerk Foundation’s Money Smart Week South Africa 2026 series, the focus shifts from personal income to the public money that determines how far it can stretch. When services fail, families pay twice: first through taxes, tariffs and charges, and again to replace essential services privately. The article explains why following the rand, demanding accountability and participating in public processes are essential acts of constitutional citizenship
FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION PROUDLY RELEASES THE POWER OF FINANCIAL POSSIBILITY MONEY GUIDE
The FW de Klerk Foundation proudly releases The Power of Financial Possibility: South Africa’s 2026 Constitutional Money Guide during Money Smart Week South Africa 2026. Available in full and condensed editions, the practical guide equips young South Africans to learn, earn, protect their money, build assets and understand how public finances shape their lives. It connects personal financial capability with constitutional citizenship, offering practical worksheets, official resources and a 30-day possibility sprint.
YOU CANNOT BUDGET AN INCOME YOU DO NOT HAVE
In the first of its Money Smart Week South Africa 2026 articles, the FW de Klerk Foundation confronts a difficult truth: You cannot budget an income you do not have. Against the backdrop of a 47,4% youth unemployment rate, the article examines the real costs of finding work, building a side hustle and managing a first salary. It argues that genuine financial empowerment requires not only personal discipline, but also fair markets, capable government and wider access to economic opportunity.
PODCASTS
THE CONSTITUTION IN ACTION PODCAST: SOUTH AFRICA’S ECONOMY
14 August 2024 @ All Day. –
Ismail Joosub and Ezra Mendel are joined by Prof Haroon Bhorat and Pieter Scribante in a discussion about South Africa’s economy and the intersections it has with the legal, economic and social, through the lens of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
The Constitution@Work Presents: The Nuclear Podcast #2
14 August 2024 @ All Day. –
In this episode of The Constitution@Work, Ismail Joosub, the FW de Klerk Foundation’s Legal Officer, as well as the Foundation’s Interns Shaun Kinnes, Siyakudumisa Zicina and Ezra Mendel – discuss South Africa’s nuclear history, nuclear proliferation, artificial intelligence, uranium trade laws and much more with Prof Jo-Ansie van Wyk, International Relations Professor at the University of South Africa (UNISA).
The Constitution@Work Presents: The Nuclear Podcast #1
14 August 2024 @ All Day. –
In this episode of The Constitution@Work, the FW de Klerk Foundation’s Constitutional Programmes Team discuss why South Africans should care about nuclear weapons, the current global nuclear weapon landscape, mutually assured destruction theory and much more with Prof Anna-Mart van Wyk, International Relations Professor at the University of Johannesburg and nuclear weapons historian.
SUBMISSIONS
FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION CALLS FOR URGENT ACTION TO RESTORE INTEGRITY AND STABILITY IN MUNICIPALITIES
The FW de Klerk Foundation has answered the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs’ call for public comments on its Discussion Document on the Review of the White Paper on Local Government.
SUBMISSION ON THE DISCUSSION DOCUMENT ON THE REVIEW OF THE WHITE PAPER ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT
The FW de Klerk Foundation’s submission regarding the Discussion Document on the Review of the White Paper on Local Government
THE NHI REGULATIONS – MINISTER IN DANGER OF ACTING ULTRA VIRES
Daniela Ellerbeck outlines the FW de Klerk Foundation’s formal comments on the Department of Health’s Proposed Governance Regulations for the National Health Insurance Fund.
SPEECHES
MAHATMA GANDHI AND THE PRINCIPLE OF NON-VIOLENCE
STATEMENT BY FORMER PRESIDENT F W DE KLERK SATYAGRAHA 100 – ROBBEN ISLAND: 17 DECEMBER 2006 It is appropriate for us to
BUILDING ECONOMIC, POLITICAL,RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL BRIDGES IN A DIVIDED WORLD
SPEECH BY FORMER PRESIDENT F W DE KLERK TO THE AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE-EAST CONFERENCE: BUILDING BUSINESS BRIDGES IN A DIVIDED WORLD
THE NEED TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN
STATEMENT BY FORMER PRESIDENT F W DE KLERK AT THE KIDS RIGHTS CHILDREN’S PEACE AWARD CEREMONY: AMSTERDAM, 19 NOVEMBER 2006 I can think of no
EVENTS
FREEDOM SHOULD NEVER BE TAKEN FOR GRANTED
Freedom forms one of the most important cornerstones of South Africa’s constitutional democracy. The Constitution guarantees a series of fundamental freedoms that enable every citizen to reach their full potential. This includes, among others, freedom of belief and conviction, freedom of expression, freedom of association, and the right to peaceful assembly and demonstration
MEET OUR INTERN: ALIA KHAN KOUMANTARAKIS
The FW de Klerk Foundation is pleased to have Alia Khan Koumantarakis on board as an intern.
WHEN PUBLIC MONEY FAILS, FAMILIES PAY TWICE
In this second instalment of the FW de Klerk Foundation’s Money Smart Week South Africa 2026 series, the focus shifts from personal income to the public money that determines how far it can stretch. When services fail, families pay twice: first through taxes, tariffs and charges, and again to replace essential services privately. The article explains why following the rand, demanding accountability and participating in public processes are essential acts of constitutional citizenship
CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES
- Equality
- Non-racialism
- Gender Rights
- The Constitution
- The Rule of Law
- Multiparty Democracy
- Personal Rights
- Cultural, Religious and Language Rights
- Freedom of Expression and Political Rights
- Social and Economic Rights
- Property Rights
- Education
- Access To The Courts, Information And Fair Adminstration