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South Africa:
The Myth of FW De Klerk
Daily Maverick, 19 February 2020
I have never bought into the myth of what FW de Klerk or his foundation means. Here's why. Read more »
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South Africa:
FW De Klerk Apology Welcomed, but Damage Has Been Done - Nelson Mandela Foundation, IJR
News24Wire, 18 February 2020
Even though the FW de Klerk Foundation has officially apologised and agreed that apartheid was a crime against humanity, the damage has been done and the retraction of its initial… Read more »
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South Africa:
The Nobel Committee Will Not Revoke FW De Klerk's Peace Prize - Aung SAN Suu Kyi Is the Precedent
Daily Maverick, 18 February 2020
The FW de Klerk controversy has reignited calls for his Nobel Peace Prize to be withdrawn. It's a waste of time - let's rather focus on the prosecution of those found liable for… Read more »
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South Africa:
FW De Klerk Fallout - No Change in Leadership Expected As Foundation 'Comes Out Wiser'
News24Wire, 18 February 2020
In the wake of issuing and then withdrawing a contentious statement about apartheid, the FW de Klerk Foundation says it has "come out wiser", but that no one is expected to be… Read more »
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South Africa:
De Klerk's Apartheid Denial Slammed in SONA Debate
News24Wire, 18 February 2020
The statement released by the FW de Klerk Foundation, denying apartheid was a crime against humanity and only declared as such due to Soviet propaganda, is "unfortunate,… Read more »
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South Africa:
Separate but Sequel - the Eternal Return of FW De Klerk
Daily Maverick, 18 February 2020
He's back. He never left. Read more »
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South Africa:
It's About Time We Dealt Conclusively With the Devil in Our Midst
Daily Maverick, 18 February 2020
The notion that apartheid was not a crime against humanity has reached its shelf life. Read more »
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South Africa:
EFF Wants De Klerk's Nobel Peace Prize Revoked - But It Hasn't Been Done Before
News24Wire, 17 February 2020
The EFF would be making history if it was successful in having the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to former president FW de Klerk revoked, following his initial insistence that… Read more »
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South Africa:
Political Party EFF Rejects De Klerk Apology for Apartheid Remarks
News24Wire, 17 February 2020
The EFF has rejected the FW de Klerk Foundation's apology regarding its statement on apartheid not being a crime against humanity. Read more »
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South Africa:
Ex-President De Klerk Withdraws Apartheid Comments After Backlash
DW, 17 February 2020
FW de Klerk said earlier this month that the system of racial separation previously deployed in South Africa was not a crime against humanity. He has now apologized for any "hurt"… Read more »
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South Africa:
Apartheid Era President Withdraws Comment on Apartheid Not Being Crime Against Humanity
FW de Klerk Foundation, 17 February 2020
I have taken note of the vehement reaction to our response to the EFF's attack on me at the State of the Nation address on Thursday night. Read more »
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South Africa:
John Moodey - Some in DA 'Underplay the Seriousness of De Klerk's Statement'
News24Wire, 17 February 2020
DA Gauteng leader John Moodey has lambasted fellow members of the party who "have attempted to underplay the seriousness of [apartheid president [FW] de Klerk's statement and its… Read more »
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South Africa:
Mandela Foundation Wants to Speak to De Klerk Foundation CEO About Apartheid Statement
News24Wire, 17 February 2020
Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF) CEO Sello Hatang has asked to speak to the CEO of the FW de Klerk Foundation about the statement it issued in which it insisted that apartheid was… Read more »
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South Africa:
#DeKlerkMustFall Protest Planned in Response to Apartheid Statements
News24Wire, 16 February 2020
A protest is planned for Wednesday in Cape Town against former president FW de Klerk and his foundation. Read more »
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South Africa:
Nobel Peace Laureates Should Contribute to Peace, Unity - Tutu On De Klerk's Apartheid Statement
News24Wire, 16 February 2020
It is irresponsible for the FW de Klerk Foundation to debate the degree of awfulness of apartheid, given that its effects are still felt today, the Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy… Read more »
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South Africa:
FW De Klerk Foundation Trying to 'Incite Race Hatred' With Apartheid Statement - ANC
News24Wire, 16 February 2020
The ANC has added its voice to calls for the FW De Klerk Foundation to unconditionally retract its recent statement that apartheid was not a crime against humanity. Read more »
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South Africa:
EFF Wants Forensic Inquiry to Probe De Klerk's Role in Apartheid Killings
News24Wire, 15 February 2020
The EFF is threatening to take legal action to ensure a forensic inquiry is opened into former president FW De Klerk after his foundation issued a statement on Friday stating: "The… Read more »
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South Africa:
SACC Calls On De Klerk to Retract and Apologise for His Apartheid Remarks
News24Wire, 15 February 2020
The South African Council of Churches has called on FW de Klerk to retract and apologise over his recent statement that apartheid was not a crime against humanity. Read more »
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South Africa:
Time to Overcome Apartheid, and FW De Klerk
Daily Maverick, 17 February 2020
The EFF's agenda in Parliament last week, of redirecting the attention of the nation from the President's State of the Nation address to former President FW de Klerk, is a… Read more »
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South Africa:
No, Mr De Klerk, What You Did Was Not an Act of Generosity and Courage
Daily Maverick, 17 February 2020
As president of apartheid South Africa and its loyal servant, you knew that the apartheid project was no longer viable. You had no choice but to unban the liberation movement and… Read more »
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South Africa:
Apartheid Was Fundamentally Evil - And FW De Klerk Must Face That Fact
Daily Maverick, 17 February 2020
We are right to credit FW de Klerk with having the guts to do what he did on 2 February 1990, reading the writing on the wall and also helping avert a racial conflagration. The… Read more »
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South Africa:
FW De Klerk Foundation Blames 'Rooi Gevaar' for Declaring Apartheid a Crime Against Humanity
News24Wire, 14 February 2020
The FW de Klerk Foundation has labelled the notion that apartheid is a crime against humanity "soviet agitprop" - propaganda meant to agitate. Read more »
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South Africa:
Statement: EFF Attack on FW De Klerk at the Opening of SONA
FW De Klerk Foundation, 14 February 2020
Last night at the opening of SONA, FW de Klerk, former President and Nobel Peace Laureate, and his wife Elita had to endure wave after wave of vitriolic attacks by Julius Malema… Read more »