{"id":410,"date":"2026-11-01T15:44:13","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T15:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.federalisme.co.za\/?page_id=410"},"modified":"2026-11-01T15:44:16","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T15:44:16","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.federalisme.co.za\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id410_81837e-59 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id410_81837e-59 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id410_81837e-59 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1290px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-top:76px;padding-bottom:75px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 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mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading410_1af379-29 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading410_1af379-29[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading410_1af379-29\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading410_1af379-29, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading410_1af379-29[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading410_1af379-29\"]{font-size:30px;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading410_1af379-29 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading410_1af379-29\"><strong>Institute for Federalism<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading410_149731-61, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading410_149731-61[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading410_149731-61\"]{font-style:normal;text-transform:none;color:var(--global-palette4, #2D3748);}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading410_149731-61 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading410_149731-61[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading410_149731-61\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading410_149731-61 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading410_149731-61[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading410_149731-61\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading410_149731-61 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading410_149731-61\">\u00a0The think tank dedicated to the study and promotion of 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.kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column410_6ba9d9-41 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column410_6ba9d9-41 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column410_6ba9d9-41 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column410_6ba9d9-41{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column410_6ba9d9-41 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column410_6ba9d9-41 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column410_6ba9d9-41\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>AfriForum Institute for Federalism<\/strong> is a think tank dedicated to the study and promotion of federalism as a grassroots phenomenon, for the benefit of Afrikaners and other cultural minorities in particular and South Africans in 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