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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.
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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”.
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ANC slams FW de Klerk Foundation over ‘ill-advised’ statement on apartheid
The foundation has released a statement in which it reiterates the former president's statement that he does not agree that apartheid was a crime, during an interview.
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'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.
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'De Klerk is an apartheid apologist'- EFF disrupts Sona
Before Cyril Ramaphosa began his 2020 State of the Nation Address, members of the EFF demanded that former president FW De Klerk be removed from the house, saying he was an apartheid apologist and had blood on his hands. #Sona2020 #EFF #JuliusMalema
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FW De Klerk’s kindness didn’t free Nelson Mandela - Ramaphosa
The former president was released from the Victor Verster Prison after spending 27 years behind bars.
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Amandla! Mandela's prison release moment of great joy, says Ramaphosa
Several events have been planned in and around Cape Town to mark the historic event.
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MKMVA: FW De Klerk gets treated better than those who fought apartheid
Members of the Umkhonto we Sizwe Military Veterans Association (MKMVA) marched to the headquarters of the ANC on 01 July, calling for better treatment. The veterans handed over a memorandum, requesting a meeting with the NEC within 14 days.
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MKMVA: FW De Klerk gets treated better than those who fought apartheid
Members of the Umkhonto we Sizwe Military Veterans Association (MKMVA) marched to the headquarters of the ANC on 1 July calling for better treatment. The veterans handed over a memorandum, requesting a meeting with the party's NEC in 14 days.
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South Africa: milestones in 25 years since democracy
South Africa has travelled a difficult road since the first all-race elections in April 1994 ended more than three centuries of white domination.
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De Klerk: 'Govt must give clarity on how land expropriation will be done'
FW de Klerk says that he's opposed to the Constitution being changed to further accommodate land expropriation without compensation.
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[WATCH] FW de Klerk on state of SA under democracy
The former President FW de Klerk addressed the Cape Town Press Club, reflecting on the country’s progress since its first democratic election in 1994.
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FW de Klerk says SA can no longer be regarded as non-racial society
South Africa’s former head of state under the apartheid regime FW de Klerk has shared his views on the country’s current political and socio-economic climate.
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Royal House of Mandela wishes FW de Klerk a speedy recovery
The De Klerk Foundation says the former politician has undergone a successful treatment and is expected to be discharged from the hospital sometime next week.
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Former SA President FW de Klerk hospitalised
The De Klerk Foundation says the former politician underwent a successful treatment on Saturday morning, and is expected to be discharged from hospital next week.
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Funeral for Bronkhorstspruit taxi crash victims takes political turn
Eighteen pupils and two adults were killed when the vehicle they were travelling in crashed into a truck and caught fire.
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EFF refuse to engage in national dialogue with de Klerk
Malema says former apartheid president de Klerk should rot in jail for the crimes against humanity he committed during the apartheid era.
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‘De Klerk can never find solution to SA’s problems’
Julius Malema says former presidents Mbeki & Motlanthe can take initiative to bring the nation together without de Klerk as a part of the dialogue initiative.
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[WATCH] Former presidents launch National Foundations Dialogue Initiative
Former presidents FW de Klerk, Thabo Mbeki & Kgalema Motlanthe joined forces with a number of prolific foundations to launch a series of conversations to discuss the current national crisis.
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Mbeki: SA needs healing & an independent voice for the people
Former President Thabo Mbeki Mbeki says part of the reason he’s joined this initiative is because it's time for the people to speak.
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De Klerk urges South Africans to stand up and defend Constitution
Former President FW de Klerk says South Africans must stand up and defend the Constitution through a series of national dialogues.