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Fw De Klerk

De Klerk remembers ‘dear’ friend Jan Hendrik Steyn
Article
/ 31 December 2013

De Klerk remembers ‘dear’ friend Jan Hendrik Steyn

Following the death of Jan Hendrik Steyn, FW de Klerk says the former high court judge had been a "long-standing and dear" friend to him and his wife.

By Sapa
Waging war on Mandela the saint
Analysis
/ 12 December 2013

Waging war on Mandela the saint

For the black youngsters of the 1990s, it was Madiba’s role as the head of MK that gave him the respect he needed to bring peaceful reconciliation.

By Rapule Tabane
Zuma: Mandela was a tough negotiator
Article
/ 11 December 2013

Zuma: Mandela was a tough negotiator

President Jacob Zuma has told diplomats that Nelson Mandela had "a capacity to persuade" during negotiations with former president FW de Klerk.

By Jonisayi Maromo
De Klerk: Afrikaners will mourn Madiba’s death
Article
/ 6 December 2013

De Klerk: Afrikaners will mourn Madiba’s death

Honouring Nelson Mandela, former president FW de Klerk says that most Afrikaners "have very warm feelings towards Nelson Mandela".

By Lynley Donnelly
De Klerk pays tribute to Mandela’s ‘unique contribution’
Article
/ 6 December 2013

De Klerk pays tribute to Mandela’s ‘unique contribution’

Former president FW de Klerk says South Africa has lost one of its founding fathers and "greatest sons".

By Staff Reporter
‘I am an African,’ says De Klerk
Article
/ 26 October 2013

‘I am an African,’ says De Klerk

At the 12th Europe Lecture in The Hague, former president FW de Klerk put his own spin on former president Thabo Mbeki’s "I am an African" speech.

By Sapa
FW de Klerk’s pacemaker operation a success
Article
/ 2 July 2013

FW de Klerk’s pacemaker operation a success

The FW de Klerk Foundation has thanked SA for supporting the former president, who has undergone an operation to fit a cardiac pacemaker.

By Sapa
FW de Klerk to be booked in for pacemaker op
Article
/ 2 July 2013

FW de Klerk to be booked in for pacemaker op

South Africa’s last apartheid president FW de Klerk is to be hospitalised to receive a pacemaker, says his spokesperson.

By Staff Reporter
FW de Klerk suspends Europe visit over Mandela’s health
Article
/ 29 June 2013

FW de Klerk suspends Europe visit over Mandela’s health

Former president FW de Klerk is set to cut his visit to Europe short due to the ailing health of Nelson Mandela, says De Klerk’s foundation.

By Sapa
De Klerk hails Thatcher as visionary
Article
/ 16 April 2013

De Klerk hails Thatcher as visionary

Former president FW de Klerk says he feels privileged to have been invited to London to attend the funeral of Margaret Thatcher.

By Nickolaus Bauer
De Klerk remembers Thatcher for ‘significant impact’
Article
/ 16 April 2013

De Klerk remembers Thatcher for ‘significant impact’

Former president FW de Klerk says he is honoured to be invited to London to attend the funeral of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher.

By Sapa
ANC: De Klerk foundation proof apartheid denialism ‘in ascendency’
Article
/ 3 November 2012

ANC: De Klerk foundation proof apartheid denialism ‘in ascendency’

The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal has dismissed claims by FW De Klerk that the party was responsible for the widening inequality gap in the country.

By Sapa
The day apartheid started dying
Analysis
/ 26 October 2012

The day apartheid started dying

Hermann Giliomee explains how former president PW Botha’s Rubicon speech increased white South Africa’s isolation in 1985.

By Hermann Giliomee
De Klerk: Mbeki, Mandela era of reconciliation is over
Article
/ 25 July 2012

De Klerk: Mbeki, Mandela era of reconciliation is over

Former president FW de Klerk has called on all South Africans to be more politically active to combat the ANC’s national democratic revolution.

By Nickolaus Bauer
De Klerk bit the bullet
Article
/ 22 June 2012

De Klerk bit the bullet

How exactly do you embrace popular opinion without going against the preconceptions of your own tribe, writes Jaco Fouche.

By Staff Reporter
De Klerk’s ‘goodwill’ was just realpolitik
Article
/ 19 June 2012

De Klerk’s ‘goodwill’ was just realpolitik

In his heart, De Klerk was never a reformer, but rather a practitioner of realpolitik, even if it meant unbanning the ANC, writes Charles Leonard.

By Charles Leonard
A nation born must not be allowed to die
Article
/ 16 March 2012

A nation born must not be allowed to die

The Constitution is under assault because of the successful checks and balances built into it, writes <b>FW de Klerk</b>.

By Staff Reporter
Dashing the great right hope
Article
/ 24 February 2012

Dashing the great right hope

Forget FW de Klerk: when it comes to militarised extremists, Constand Viljoen is the man to hate.

By Phillip De Wet
De Klerk wonders why Zuma hasn’t rebuked Malema
Article
/ 2 June 2011

De Klerk wonders why Zuma hasn’t rebuked Malema

It was unacceptable to sing the words "shoot the boer", former president FW de Klerk was quoted as saying in a media report on Thursday.

By Staff Reporter
Malema ‘fuels discontent among South Africans’
Article
/ 12 February 2010

Malema ‘fuels discontent among South Africans’

The IFP on Friday lambasted ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema for his remarks about the IFP and former president FW de Klerk.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 2 February 2010

De Klerk commemorates groundbreaking speech

Former president FW de Klerk on Tuesday celebrated the 20th anniversary of his historic speech at the opening of Parliament in 1990.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 2 February 2010

Twenty years on, SA marks news of Madiba’s release

Twenty years after announcing Nelson Mandela’s release from prison, former SA president FW de Klerk commemorated the speech.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 18 August 2009

Hands off provinces, De Klerk tells Zuma

FW de Klerk warned President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday against changing the Constitution to enable the government to rein in the powers of the provinces.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 7 August 2009

Willem de Klerk dies

Willem de Klerk, a former Rapport editor and the brother of ex-president FW de Klerk, died aged 81 in Johannesburg on Friday morning.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 21 May 2009

FW De Klerk: Affirmative action unconstitutional

Affirmative action is unconstitutional and racist, former president FW de Klerk said in an interview broadcast on the internet on Thursday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 31 March 2009

Buthelezi to push ahead with Dalai Lama application

IFP leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi will push ahead with a court application to force the minister of home affairs to grant the Dalai Lama a visa.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 25 March 2009

Hogan: Govt should apologise to Dalai Lama

Health Minister Barbara Hogan has called on the government to apologise for refusing the Dalai Lama a visa to attend a peace conference.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 24 March 2009

SA peace meet postponed over Dalai Lama visa spat

The controversy surrounding the Dalai Lama’s attendance of the South African Peace Conference has prompted organisers to postpone the Friday event.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 5 January 2009

Helen Suzman laid to rest

South African anti-apartheid icon Helen Suzman was laid to rest in a private ceremony in Johannesburg on Sunday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 5 December 2008

Arms deal: We need closure

Archbishop Desmond Tutu and FW de Klerk this week requested that President Kgalema Motlanthe form a commission of inquiry to probe the arms deal.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 3 December 2008

Tutu, De Klerk call for arms-deal probe

Desmond Tutu and FW de Klerk have written to President Kgalema Motlanthe to request that he establish a commission of inquiry into the arms deal.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 28 September 2008

Smooth transition of beards

Zuma has confirmed that it was Motlanthe’s beard, and his ability to stroke it in a reassuring manner, that won him the coveted position.

By Tom Eaton
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