According to an article in New Age on 9 April, Mr Keith Khoza, the ANC's 'Head of Communications', is reported to have said that F W de Klerk was "poisoning the South Africans with his utterances" about former President Mandela. Khoza was apparently referring to remarks that F W de Klerk made about great world leaders - including Mr Mandela - in his recent speech to the River Club. Khoza made the remarkable claim that because Mr Mandela is black, "F W de Klerk couldn't acknowledge him." In … [Read more...]
Politicians and Statesmen I have Known
31 March, 2012 By Leave a Comment
A speech by FW De Klerk presented to the River Club, Johannesburg on 30 March 2012: Steven Mulholland suggested two topics that I might address - one that might entertain you - and the other that would probably depress you. I have decided to choose the former. It relates to my memories of the many leaders that I have met during my political career - and subsequently. Politics is a strange business. It takes a particular type of personality to thrust himself before the electorate and … [Read more...]
South Africa 2011: The Balance Between Failure and Success
22 June, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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...]
The Rainbow Nation, a model of racial harmony, or, is it?
22 February, 2010 By 1 Comment
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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