FW de Klerk Foundation

11/06/2026

PROUDLY BEHIND BAFANA BAFANA

As Bafana Bafana begin their FIFA World Cup journey today, the FW de Klerk Foundation proudly joins South Africans across the country in showing support for our national team.

Moments like these remind us of the power of unity, national pride and shared hope and values that continue to bring South Africans together across communities, generations and backgrounds.
We encourage all South Africans to wear their green and gold on match days and stand behind the boys as they represent our nation on the world stage.

One Nation. One Team. One Dream.

10/06/2026

🚰 Speaker Spotlight: Dr Sean Phillips

How can municipalities ensure safe drinking water and sustainable sewerage services for future generations?

Join Dr Sean Phillips, Director-General of the Department of Water and Sanitation, as he shares practical insights on delivering reliable water and sanitation services that support healthy communities and sustainable development.

📅 29 July 2026
⏰ 08:30–14:00
▶️ Livestream available

09/06/2026

📈 Speaker Spotlight: Mayor Chris Pappas

What does it take to build thriving local economies and stronger communities?

Join Chris Pappas, Executive Mayor of uMngeni Local Municipality, as he shares insights on creating an environment where businesses can grow, communities can prosper, and municipalities can deliver sustainable development.

📅 29 July 2026
⏰ 08:30–14:00
▶️ Livestream available

09/06/2026

🏗️ Speaker Spotlight: Nombulelo Nyathela

Infrastructure should do more than exist—it should deliver.

Join the Chief Director: External Relations & Communications at Infrastructure South Africa as she unpacks how municipalities can build resilient infrastructure that serves communities and drives sustainable development.

📅 29 July 2026
⏰ 08:30–14:00
▶️ Livestream available

09/06/2026

South Africa’s local government elections are approaching at a time of real unemployment, service delivery and governance failures, but xenophobic mobilisation is directing public anger at the wrong target.

The article argues that anti-immigrant protests undermine constitutional accountability by replacing demands for competent local government with scapegoating, fear and unlawful vigilantism.

The FW de Klerk Foundation warns that South Africa’s genuine grievances must be resolved through the rule of law, democratic accountability and constitutional governance - not hostility toward vulnerable minorities. https://bit.ly/4v0n586

08/06/2026

The FW de Klerk Foundation has received a formal response from the Office of the Parliamentary Counsellor to the President following our research on the financial and constitutional cost of parliamentary disruptions - which estimated that a disrupted National Assembly sitting costs taxpayers approximately R12 464,73 per minute.

The Presidency acknowledged our findings, confirmed the matter will be brought to the attention of President Cyril Ramaphosa, and encouraged the Foundation to engage Parliament directly with recommendations on stronger consequence management.

The Foundation will now engage the Speaker of Parliament and the Leader of Government Business accordingly.

Read the Presidency's response here. https://bit.ly/4dWWMtw

05/06/2026

Local government is failing South Africans – here is how we fix it.

Millions of South Africans experience service failure, not because we lack good laws, but because accountability has broken down at municipal level.

In the Foundation's submission on the Reviewed Draft White Paper on Local Government, it proposes practical reforms — from a single, zero‑rated online transparency portal to coalition thresholds and ward committee verification.

Read how we believe trust, professionalism and constitutional values can be restored where they matter most: at community level.
https://bit.ly/4x9NF02

05/06/2026

Securing the Foundation of Prosperity: Why South Africa Must Expand, Not Abolish, Property Rights

The argument that South Africa must abolish private property to achieve equity is a dangerous misconception. The resolution to historical land dispossession lies in the systematic expansion of property rights to those who were historically denied them. Read the full article here

Three decades after South Africa’s transition to a non-racial democracy, the country’s unresolved land question remains one of its most volatile political and economic fault lines.

04/06/2026

04/06/2026

On 26 May 2026, the FW de Klerk Foundation’s Constitutional Advancement Programme had the privilege of engaging with learners at Christel House South Africa in Cape Town. CAP intern Thando Malinga led an interactive session on young people, democracy and the future of South Africa, focusing on the practical meaning of constitutional rights, the importance of active citizenship and why local government elections matter in the everyday lives of communities. The session also formed part of the Foundation’s 5-module constitutional education programme, which seeks to equip learners with a deeper understanding of the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, participatory democracy and the power of informed voting ahead of the upcoming Local Government Elections.

At the Foundation, we believe constitutional education must empower young South Africans not only to know their rights, but to use their voices responsibly, ask difficult questions, hold leaders accountable and participate meaningfully in building the country’s democratic future. Thank you to Christel House South Africa for the warm welcome and thoughtful engagement. Strengthening constitutional awareness among the next generation remains essential to ensuring that South Africa’s democracy is lived, protected and renewed by informed, active and principled citizens.