CONSTITUTIONAL COMMENTARY AND EVENTS
ARTICLES AND STATEMENTS
FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION AWARDS DOCTOR JOHAN “RASSIE” ERASMUS WITH THE FW DE KLERK GOODWILL AWARD
The FW de Klerk Foundation takes great pleasure in announcing that Doctor Johan “Rassie” Erasmus, national coach of the Springbok team, will be the recipient of its 2024 FW de Klerk Goodwill Award.
CABINET SHUFFLE RAISES CONCERNS OVER JUSTICE MINISTRY LEADERSHIP
Ismail Joosub explores the President’s decision to reassign Thembi Simelane from the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development to the Department of Human Settlements.
THE STILFONTEIN MINING CRISIS AND THE CONSTITUTIONAL DILEMMA
Ezra Mendel, intern at the FW de Klerk Foundation, outlines the complexities of the Stilfontein mining crisis and the solutions the Constitution offers.
PODCASTS
SUBMISSIONS
ARTICLE: THE CHALLENGE OF DEMOCRACY IN DIVIDED SOCIETIES
The deepening turmoil in Egypt provides some sharp lessons on the potential pitfalls of winner‐takes-‐all democracy in deeply divided societies. Democracy is in essence a convention in terms of which competition for political power is resolved by elections - rather than by violence. Participants agree that the party or parties that win the election can form the government and rule the country for a prescribed period until the next election.
ARTICLE: INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FRIENDSHIP 2013: A CULTURE OF PEACE
This year ‐ on 30 July - we celebrate International Day of Friendship. The day is based not only on the recognition of friendship in the general sense but also the relevance and importance that friendship is something more and noble, and embodies a valuable sentiment in the lives of human beings around the world.
SPEECHES
EVENTS
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.
REFORMING THE NPA REQUIRES A NEW GENERATION TO DRIVE CHANGE
Ismail Joosub reviews the National Prosecuting Authority, established to be constitutional bulwark against crime and corruption, which has suffered from political meddling, poor leadership choices and resource constraints to become a shell of itself.
A VISIT TO CHRISTEL HOUSE – “FROM CLASSROOM TO LIFE”
On 9 June 2025, a FW de Klerk Foundation delegation visited Christel House to learn more about the no-fee education they provide for learners.
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