A speech presented by Nobel Peace Prize Winner (jointly with Nelson Mandela) and former South African President, FW de Klerk to the Adele Searll Ladies 100 Club on 1 June 2011 at the Mount Nelson Hotel, Cape Town: It is a great pleasure for me to address this gathering of Cape Town's most influential women leaders. The venue is also splendid. I always enjoy returning to the Mount Nelson - which is one of our most venerable and elegant hotels. Most of us will also agree that no matter how … [Read more...]
South Africa 2011: The Balance Between Failure and Success
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The Rainbow Nation, a model of racial harmony, or, is it?
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South Africa is a nation with a long history of conflict based on religous, cultural and racial lines. The Dutch settled in Cape Town in order to dominate the vital trade routes with the east. Portuguese struggled to gain a foothold. British triumphed for a while. Boer fought against British. French fled persecution. Xhosa fled persecution. Zulu and Shona fled persecution. White controlled black. Apartheid was institutionalised racism. Over all these years what did we actually fight each … [Read more...]
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