David Beresford, the Guardian correspondent who died in Johannesburg last week, leaves a remarkable legacy.
How President FW de Klerk responds to the present political crisis will determine the fate of South Africa.
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/ 19 September 2008
John was born into the African cultural aristocracy. His uncle, Meekly Matshikiza, was a pioneer of South African jazz.
Mail & Guardian editor Phillip van Niekerk’s submission to the Human Rights Commission.
The battle between the government and the ANC is now on the centre court but no one appears to be serving up the aces.
In his television address FW de Klerk presented himself as the reasonable man. But beneath the benign tone lay a much harsher message.
Mandela: An angry man, taking a harder line than before. De Klerk: Under heavy pressure from abroad to get talks moving.
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/ 1 September 1989
FW de Klerk had one moment of public spontaneity in his two days of talks in Zambia and Zaire.
South Africa faces the prospect of a full-scale, extremely costly war in Angola…
2 500 identified as carriers. But some experts put figure at 4 000.