NATIONAL NEWS - Former president of apartheid South Africa FW de Klerk, has died.
According to News24, the last man to head the apartheid state died early on Thursday morning, after a battle against cancer.
The FW de Klerk Foundation confirmed his death to News24. “The former president died earlier this morning at his home in Fresnaye after his struggle against cancer. He was 85-years-old. He is survived by his wife Elita, two children Susan and Jan, and his grandchildren.”
The presidency has not yet announced anything about the former president’s death.
Earlier this year the foundation said he was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a form of lung cancer – in March 2021.
De Klerk was the president from September 1989 until May 1994, and was instrumental in the negotiations which saw the former liberation movements unbanned and South Africa transition to democracy.
He later became one of the country’s two deputy presidents under Nelson Mandela in April 1994.
George Herald-joernalis, Eugene Gunning (links) in die laat 90's saam met FW de Klerk by die King George Hotel in George. Gunning was toe die politieke beriggewer van Rapport. By hulle is dr. Dawie de Villiers, 'n vertroueling van De Klerk. De Klerk was in George om met oudpresident PW Botha te praat oor die Waarheids en Versoeningskommissie (WVK). De Klerk was adjunk-president en leier van die Nasionale Party.
