FW de Klerk has a pop at Zuma over corruption and government’s “racial polarisation”

Former President of South Africa and he once dubbed the defender of the white man, FW de Klerk, has had a pop at Jacob Zuma and his administration.

De Klerk – and his foundation – are no strangers to crying over the future of white people in South Africa. In fact, it’s how he seems to get most of the media’s attention these days and he’s done so again.

De Klerk was speaking at a conference by his foundation to mark 27 years since he announced the unbanning of the African National Congress and the release of his democratically-elected successor Nelson Mandela.

Now look, every man and his dog has had a go at JZ, so it was probably only a matter of time before oom De Klerk  also had a go.

“President Zuma is determined to accelerate our descent along the road to state capture, economic crisis and racial confrontation,” he said.

“We have trundled aimlessly down the road to societal decline.”

He used the Hawks being disbanded and police being used to “attack opponents and protect allies” as examples, according to AFP.

De Klerk was also worried about the “racial polarisation the government was propagating”. The irony of this coming from a man whose administration propagated separate racial development clearly being lost.

He raised concerns about the “white population shrinking to its virtual elimination” and believed that minorities like whites, Indians and coloured would get left behind.

It wasn’t all doom and gloom, though. De Klerk did say that there are “many decent people in the ANC”. Aww.