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  • Stratcom's Paul Erasmus says he was sent out to destroy Winnie Mandela & the plan succeeded

    When Nelson Mandela was released, Erasmus was given a four-year plan to deceive people. A big part of that propaganda was to spread the idea that Winnie Madikizela-Mandela killed Stompie Seipei. He says the populist elements in the ANC had to be neutralised by the apartheid government, such as the likes of Nelson Mandela, Peter Mokaba, Chris Hani and others. Erasmus adds that he was sent out to destroy Madikizela-Mandela and his plan succeeded. #PaulErasmus #Apartheid #Stratcom

    795 days ago
  • 'What sort of legacy have I left?': Ex-apartheid cop on life during Stratcom

    Mpho Lakaje speaks to Paul Erasmus, a former Stratcom police officer, who says that his Truth and Reconciliation Commission application for amnesty horrified him and ended his marriage. After that, he says he realised that they were more situations that he forgot about that only came out after the commission. #PaulErasmus #Apartheid #Stratcom

    795 days ago
  • FILE: Paul Erasmus. Picture: Mpho Lakaje/EWN.

    Stratcom: What it actually was and means

    Stratcom, also known as Strategic Communications, was a police unit setup to create and spread false narratives against political enemies of the National Party government.

    796 days ago
  • FILE: Former President FW de Klerk attends the National Foundations Dialogue Initiative. Picture: Christa Eybers/EWN

    ANALYSIS: Why SA’s white leaders shouldn’t get into comparative politics of sin

    Despite the apology from former president FW de Klerk, we are left with the impression that he remains insensitive to the feelings of the mass of South Africans. He is simply out of touch.

    858 days ago
  • President Cyril Ramaphosa responding to the State of the Nation Address debate in Parliament on 20 February 2020. Picture: @PresidencyZA/Twitter

    Ramaphosa: It's treason to deny apartheid a crime against humanity

    The president has been responding in the National Assembly to the debate on his State of the Nation Address which he delivered last week.

    862 days ago
  • FILE:  Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. Picture: EWN

    Dlamini Zuma: Apartheid was a crime against humanity

    Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma was speaking during the resumption of the State of the Nation Address debate in the National Assembly on Wednesday.

    863 days ago
  • FILE: Former Deputy President FW de Klerk. Picture: Christa Eybers/EWN

    ANC, EFF MPs flay De Klerk over apartheid comments

    They slammed former deputy President FW de Klerk during Tuesday's Sona debate for saying during a recent interview that he didn't believe apartheid was a crime against humanity.

    864 days ago
  • FILE: Frederik Willem de Klerk. Picture: AFP.

    Actions speak louder than words, ANC tells De Klerk

    The governing party was responding to a statement issued by the foundation on Monday, which withdrew the earlier remarks and apologised for the impact.

    864 days ago
  • Nooses on display at the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg. Picture: AFP

    'There are feelings white people refuse to acknowledge apartheid's true horrors'

    702's Nickolaus Bauer and author Max du Preez had a discussion after recent events around former apartheid President FW de Klerk's denial that apartheid was a crime against humanity, as declared by the United Nations.

    864 days ago
  • FILE: Advocate Dali Mpofu. Picture: Twitter/@Julius_S_Malema

    Dali Mpofu: Campaign to strip FW de Klerk of Nobel prize still ongoing

    The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to De Klerk and late former President Nelson Mandela in 1993 for their efforts in bringing about a democratic South Africa.

    865 days ago
  • FILE: Frederik Willem de Klerk (FW de Klerk), the former president who shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Mandela in 1993, answers questions about his memories of Nelson Mandela, on 11 July 2017, in his office in Cape Town. De Klerk was the South African president who ordered Mandela's release from prison. Picture: AFP

    Apartheid statement was an error of judgement - FW de Klerk Foundation

    The FW de Klerk Foundation said that its recent statement that apartheid was not a crime against humanity was an error of judgement.

    865 days ago
  • By Dr Jack & Curtis.

    CARTOON: Nobel Oblige, FW!

    By Dr Jack & Curtis.

    865 days ago
  • FILE: Former President FW de Klerk. Picture: Christa Eybers/EWN.

    EFF calls for De Klerk to be stripped of privileges

    The EFF said the FW de Klerk Foundation's statement lacked sincerity and relevance.

    865 days ago
  • FILE: Former President FW de Klerk. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN.

    Now's not the time: De Klerk Foundation withdraws apartheid statement

    The foundation withdrew its statement calling the idea that apartheid was a crime against humanity was “soviet agitprop”, but has said nothing about FW de Klerk's own statements on apartheid.

    865 days ago
  • FILE: Nelson Mandela, African National Congress (ANC) President (left) and South Africa's last apartheid President Frederik de Klerk (right), shake hands on 10 December 1993 in Oslo after being awarded the Nobel Peace Prizes. Picture: AFP

    FW de Klerk's Nobel Peace Prize can't be revoked. Here's why

    The renewed calls for the revocation came at the 2020 State of the Nation Address when the EFF called for De Klerk to be removed from the National Assembly, as he was - in their words - 'a murderer with blood on his hands'.

    866 days ago
  • FILE: Former President FW de Klerk attends the National Foundations Dialogue Initiative. Picture: Christa Eybers/EWN

    Mandela & De Klerk foundations to meet over apartheid remarks

    This after an interview with the SABC in which De Klerk apologised for apartheid, but said he does not believe it can be labelled a crime.

    866 days ago
  • FILE: Frederik Willem de Klerk (FW de Klerk), the former president who shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Mandela in 1993, answers questions about his memories of Nelson Mandela, on 11 July 2017, in his office in Cape Town. De Klerk was the South African president who ordered Mandela's release from prison. Picture: AFP

    Tutu Foundation to De Klerk: Withdraw statement on apartheid

    The former statesman’s foundation last week endorsed his view that apartheid could not be seen as a crime against humanity.

    866 days ago
  • Former South African president FW de Klerk. Picture: FW de Klerk Foundation Facebook page.

    Desmond & Leah Tutu Foundation slam de Klerk after apartheid utterances

    Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu previously described De Klerk's unwillingness to accept the National Party’s responsibility for its apartheid policy as “devastating”.

    866 days ago
  • FILE: Zindzi Mandela at the premiere of 'Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom' in Hollywood in 2013. Picture: AFP

    'Heartbroken' Zindzi Mandela hits out at De Klerk 'justification' for apartheid

    FW de Klerk was labelled an apartheid apologist by the EFF following a recent interview he did with the SABC.

    869 days ago
  • President Cyril Ramaphosa speaking on Cape Town's City Hall balcony at the 30th-anniversary parade of the release of former president Nelson Mandela who was jailed for 27 years. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/EWN

    Ramaphosa urges youth to follow in footsteps of Madiba, freedom fighters

    Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first black president, was freed on 11 February 1990 after 27 years in prison for his liberation fight.

    871 days ago
  • Ramaphosa: Madiba's release was the day we knew apartheid was over

    South Africa's first democratic president, Nelson Mandela, was released from prison three decades ago on this day. Madiba was honoured at the Cape Town City Hall by President Cyril Ramaphosa, who recounted the day Mandela stood on the same balcony, speaking to thousands of South Africans for the first time as a free man.

    871 days ago
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