he FW de Klerk Foundation issued this statement on Julius Malema's recent 'rant': According to media reports and transcripts Julius Malema told his supporters outside the Newcastle Magistrate's Court yesterday that: "We, the rightful owners, our peace was disturbed by white man's arrival here... They killed our people during land dispossession... They found peaceful Africans here. They killed them! They slaughtered them, like animals! We are not calling for the slaughter of white people, … [Read more...] about Why we need to heed the ranting of an infantile politician
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Sorry FW – you started well then failed – #RaceFreeMonth
February has been declared Race Free Month and every day in February we at MyPE will be combating the subtle racist nuances that hamper our thinking, cloud our judgement, restrict our development and increase the tension in South Africa. White South Africans should continue to try and understand and acknowledge the pain and humiliation that apartheid caused black, coloured and Indian people, FW de Klerk said on Tuesday 2 February, going on to say that "many South Africans were living in 'white … [Read more...] about Sorry FW – you started well then failed – #RaceFreeMonth
Freedom Day Statement by the F W de Klerk Foundation
The 18th anniversary of our first universal democratic election on 27 April 1994 should be occasion for celebration. This year, the appropriate response should be introspection. At no time since 1994 has there been more reason for concern regarding the future of our constitutional democracy. On 5 March the ANC announced its intention of dispensing with some of the elements of the historic constitutional accord on which our nonracial democracy was founded - and upon which our future national … [Read more...] about Freedom Day Statement by the F W de Klerk Foundation
Human Rights Report Card 2012
Marking Human Rights Day the Centre for Constitutional Rights presented its fourth annual Human Rights Report Card indicating where, in the opinion of the Centre, South Africa has been making progress with regard to human rights and where it has been regressing. The report card below awarded the following grades for human rights: A = Excellent; B = Good; C = Average; D = Poor; and E = Very Poor. At the same time, the (+), (=) and (-) signs are used to indicate whether things are getting … [Read more...] about Human Rights Report Card 2012
Will Another PE Based Person Emulate Danny Jordaan in 2012?
The second annual FW de Klerk Goodwill Award will be presented on 2 February 2012, during the FW de Klerk Foundation’s annual gala dinner in Cape Town. The Award, established by die Foundation’s board in October 2010, aims to honour the person or organisation who has made an exemplary contribution to the promotion of goodwill between South Africans. Dr Danny Jordaan was the winner of the first Award in 2011, for his contributions to national goodwill through his work and leadership as head of … [Read more...] about Will Another PE Based Person Emulate Danny Jordaan in 2012?
Threats to Public Protector Highlight Flaws in Protection of Information Bill
The FW de Klerk Foundation is deeply concerned by reports that appeared in the media on 6 July that Adv Thuli Madonsela, the Public Protector, was about to be arrested on fraud charges. Ministers and senior officials immediately denied the reports. The Minister of Justice, Mr Jeff Radebe, said that an internal investigation in 2007 relating to contracts that Madonsela's company, Waweth Resources CC, had with the Department of Justice, had found that she had not violated any laws. Radebe denied … [Read more...] about Threats to Public Protector Highlight Flaws in Protection of Information Bill
Local Hero Danny Jordaan Scoops FW de Klerk Goodwill Award
Former Local Organising Committee boss Danny Jordaan became the first recipient of the FW de Klerk Goodwill Award for his exemplary contribution to the success of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The award was presented to Jordaan at a gala dinner at the Vineyard Hotel in Newlands, Cape Town, on Wednesday. The FW de Klerk Goodwill Award was established last year by the board of the FW de Klerk Foundation in the spirit of de Klerk's continuing commitment to national unity, and to give recognition … [Read more...] about Local Hero Danny Jordaan Scoops FW de Klerk Goodwill Award
