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Press Statement: Glenister versus the President of the Republic of South Africa and others. Helen Suzman Foundation to assist Constitutional Court as amicus curiae.

Read the full statement HERE

On Strangers and Outsiders - Overcoming Xenophobia 
Quarterly Roundtable - held on 18 August 2010

"Never, never and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience the oppression of one by another" - Nelson Mandela

The Helen Suzman Foundation in association with the Open Society Foundation For South Africa held a  very successful Roundtable on Xenophobia.

Around 160 people attended the event, one of our largest audiences to date. The debate was lively and we hope to continue discussing the issues raised.

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A summary of the event is available HERE.

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Statement on Protection of Information Bill and Media Appeals Tribunal
30 July 2010

The Helen Suzman Foundation notes with concern the introduction of the Protection of Information Bill. While we concede that every state needs to maintain its national security, the Bill’s understanding of the “national interest” is so broadly defined as to raise questions about the intention of the Bill.

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Focus 57: Change and Continuity: 100 Years of Statehood

This edition of Focus is dedicated to a series of reflections about 100 years of statehood in South Africa.
In my invitation to contributors, I pointed out that the political events which led to Union are well documented and widely known; so was the deliberate marginalisation of the majority of South Africans during the deliberations that led to the establishment of Union in 1910. Indeed, it was this marginalisation which led to the formation of the ANC in 1912, and it was only after some 84 years after the foundation of the state, that a constitutional and political ‘normalisation’ and legitimacy were achieved. Read more

Publication of Roundtable on Sport, Nation Building and Development.

The Helen Suzman Foundation in association with The Open Society Foundation For South Africa hosted a Roundtable on Sport, Nation Building and Development.

Presenters and panelists were:  
Jake White, Former World Cup Winning Springbok Coach
Vernie Petersen, Director General in the Ministry of Sports and Recreation
Marion Keim, Director of the Interdisciplinary Centre of Excellence for Sport Science and Development, UWC
John Malherbe, Film Producer, Documentry entitled Who Cares?