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Race and the judiciary?

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Wilhelm Weber

APPOINTMENT OF JUDGES NOT A BLACK AND WHITE ISSUE  Adv Johan Kruger, Director: Centre for Constitutional Rights The Centre for Constitutional Rights (CFCR) has taken note of recent statements by the Chief Justice regarding the mandate and duty of the … Continue reading →

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Water: scarce and precious resource!

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Wilhelm Weber

MANAGING SOUTH AFRICA’S WATER EFFECTIVELY: A CONSTITUTIONAL IMPERATIVE Adv Jacques du Preez, FW de Klerk Foundation As we observe World Water Day on Friday, 22 March 2013, it might be prudent to consider the immense value of this clear, life-sustaining … Continue reading →

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End of non-racialism?

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Wilhelm Weber

THE END OF NON-RACIALISM? By Dave Steward, Executive Director of the FW de Klerk Foundation In his recent address to the Cape Town Press Club, Hlumelo Biko pointed to the increasing tendency within the ANC to “objectivise”, to “other” and to … Continue reading →

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THE RIGHT TO CULTURAL FREEDOM AND FORCED MARRIAGES

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Wilhelm Weber

THE RIGHT TO CULTURAL FREEDOM AND FORCED MARRIAGES IN SOUTH AFRICA: WHAT THE CONSTITUTION GIVETH, THE CONSTITUTION TAKETH AWAY  Jacques Matthee, North-West University (Vaal Triangle Campus) Recently the media was flooded with reports of a 13-year-old girl who was married off to … Continue reading →

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Saint Philip Lutheran Mission Society

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Wilhelm Weber

Dear friends of the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Tshwane (Pretoria): Look at this new society, which was founded “to support and promote confessional Lutheran theological education of future pastors and deaconesses at LTS“. Read more about this here: Saint Philip Handout (2)

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WHOSE WAY – WHOSE LAWS – WHOSE IDENTITY?

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Wilhelm Weber

WHOSE WAY – WHOSE LAWS – WHOSE IDENTITY? By Dave Steward, Executive Director of the FW de Klerk Foundation President Zuma’s recent comments in the House of Traditional Leaders on the need “to solve African problems in the African way” … Continue reading →

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Highlights of the 2011 Sensus

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Wilhelm Weber

The South African Sensus in 2011 has been completed and the reports have been given. Comprehensive reports are made available as well as summaries and highlights. Here is the official version of highlights, which does give some maps, illustrations and … Continue reading →

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Lutheran Order of Service

Posted on November 4, 2012 by Wilhelm Weber

The Lutheran Order of Service for the 22nd Sunday after Trinity is available here in isiZulu and seTswana. Today it comes with a sermon based on Romans 7:14-25a by brother Rev. Kurt Schnackenberg (Shelley Beach LC, KZN) translated into isiZulu … Continue reading →

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Good decision. Read a commentary from Centre for Constitutional Rights

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Wilhelm Weber

CFCR WELCOMES SETTLEMENT IN HATE-SPEECH MATTER Adv Johan Kruger – Director: Centre for Constitutional Rights The Centre for Constitutional Rights (CFCR) welcomes a decision by the African National Congress (ANC) not to proceed with an appeal against a judgement of … Continue reading →

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Census 2011: Meet the face of South Africa | News | National | Mail & Guardian

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Wilhelm Weber

Statistics – in a polarized country like ours – this becomes something like speculation, because you are bringing extremes to a common denominator. In the end things looked at this way look far brighter, because it smooths out the extreme edges and … Continue reading →

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