CONSTITUTIONAL COMMENTARY AND EVENTS
ARTICLES AND STATEMENTS
FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION LAUNCHES 2024 REPORT CARD ON CULTURAL, RELIGIOUS AND LANGUAGE RIGHTS
On 24 September, South Africans will once again celebrate Heritage Day – which was established to give recognition to South Africa’s rich and diverse linguistic, religious and cultural heritage.
FW DE KLERK STIGTING STEL 2024 VERSLAGKAART OOR KULTURELE-, GODSDIENS- EN TAALREGTE BEKEND
Op 24 September vier Suid-Afrikaners Erfenisdag – ‘n dag wat gestig is om erkenning te gee aan Suid-Afrika se ryk en diverse taal-, godsdiens- en kulturele erfenis.
FW DE KLERK STIGTING LOODS PROGRAMME VIR GRONDWETLIKE REGTE EN GRONDWETLIKE BEVORDERING
Die FW de Klerk Stigting kondig graag aan die bekendstelling van sy Programme vir Grondwetlike Regte en Grondwetlike Bevordering. Hierdie twee afsonderlike programme sal poog om die Stigting se doelwit om Suid-Afrika se grondwetlike demokrasie ‘n werklikheid vir alle burgers te maak, beter te bereik.
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FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION STATEMENT ON THE DECISION TO MAINTAIN THE VAT RATE AT 15%
The FW de Klerk Foundation welcomes the announcement by the Minister of Finance to withdraw the proposed VAT increase and maintain the Value-Added Tax rate at 15% from 1 May 2025.
EQUITY WITHOUT EXCLUSION: ALTERNATIVES TO RIGID RACE TARGETS
Ismail Joosub, Manager of the Constitutional Advancement Programme, analyses the recently enforced Employment Equity Amendment Act of 2022, the potential ramifications of this Act, as well as constitutionally sound alternatives.
SOUTH AFRICA’S EMERGING POLITICAL TRI-BLOC: UNITY, DISCORD AND THE CONSTITUTIONAL WAY FORWARD
Ismail Joosub, Manager of Constitutional Advancement, considers South Africa’s emerging political tri-bloc, the VAT increase and GNU clearing house mechanism’s potential.
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