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Rasta paints portrait of Desmond Tutu
culture

‘That was quick!’: Tweeps react to Desmond Tutu portrait by Rasta [photo]

Ramaphosa
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Ramaphosa delivers De Klerk’s eulogy: The good, bad – and UGLY

FW de Klerk memorial service
News

De Klerk memorial service: Ramaphosa to deliver the eulogy

Rasta paints portrait of Desmond Tutu
Entertainment

‘That was quick!’: Tweeps react to Desmond Tutu portrait by Rasta [photo]

Ramaphosa
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Ramaphosa delivers De Klerk’s eulogy: The good, bad – and UGLY

FW de Klerk memorial service
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De Klerk memorial service: Ramaphosa to deliver the eulogy

De Klerk road closures
News

FW De Klerk state memorial service road closures for Cape Town

By Lyse Comins10-12-2021 10:59

Police have announced the following public road closures for former deputy president FW De Klerk’s state memorial this weekend.

Rasta FW de Klerk
Celeb News

Rasta unveils his FW de Klerk portrait – and tweeps are annoyed [photo]

By Megan van den Heever22-11-2021 16:37

Rasta has angered South African tweeps again – this time for doing a ‘good job’ on his portrait of late president FW de Klerk…

fw de klerk STATE MEMORIAL MOURNING
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FW de Klerk to get ‘State Memorial’ – and a five-day mourning period

By Tom Head16-11-2021 14:30

It’s official: There will be an official period of mourning across the country for FW de Klerk – and a State Memorial is set to follow.

fw de klerk funeral
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FW de Klerk funeral: Foundation reveals details of ‘private’ event

By The South African14-11-2021 15:45

The last Apartheid president of South Arica will NOT be getting a state funeral. Here are the details for the FW de Klerk funeral.

FW de Klerk memorial
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#DeKlerkMemorialService: Fake Twitter service for FW de Klerk gets crazy

By The South African14-11-2021 12:31

South Africans and having chill? Those things do not go together. Mzansi held its own “memorial service” for FW de Klerk. It got chaotic!

Celebs share their views on FW de Klerk
Celeb News

‘We can speak our anger’: Celebs tweet on death of FW de Klerk

By Megan van den Heever12-11-2021 13:51

Neither saint nor saviour: The death orf former president FW de Klerk has elicited mixed responses from South African celebrities…

de Klerk
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WATCH: “Throw de Klerk in the sea, no state funeral” says Nyontsho

By Siseko Gwegwe12-11-2021 13:43

PAC President Mzwanele Nyontsho has given a brutal dismissal regarding the honouring of late F.W. de Klerk with a state funeral.

FW de Klerk
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FW de Klerk death: “What a demonic man” – Mzansi reacts

By Siseko Gwegwe12-11-2021 12:58

Never speak ill of the dead? Mzansi has absolutely thrashed the late FW de Klerk. “I thought he died a few years ago,” said one reaction.

Cradock Four
News

Cradock Four: De Klerk takes vital information to the grave, says Lukhanyo Calata

By Storm Simpson12-11-2021 10:34

‘It is sad that, yet another apartheid criminal has died without having accounted for the crimes he helped to perpetrate against our humanity,” said Lukhanyo Calata, the son of one of the Cradock Four.

Redi Thlabi
Celeb News

‘De Klerk worse than Zuma’: SA attacks Redi Thlabi for FW de Klerk post

By Marilynn Manuel12-11-2021 09:51

‘Redi Thlabi despises black people’: Many tweeps have slammed Redi Thlabi for calling FW de Klerk ‘lucky’ for dying at the ripe age of 85.

Politician, FW De Klerk and musician, Kabza De Small
Entertainment

Tone-deaf? Tweeps urge Kabza to drop ‘Asibe Happy’ for FW de Klerk’s funeral

By Rae Seleme11-11-2021 21:05

Sony Music South Africa has just confirmed that Kabza de Small and DJ Maphorisa’s hit song ‘Asibe Happy’ will be released tomorrow.

Tweeps want Rasta to paint FW de Klerk
Art and Artists

‘Your time is now’: Tweeps urge Rasta to paint portrait of FW de Klerk

By Megan van den Heever11-11-2021 20:21

A number of tweeps are begging controversial artist Lebani ‘Rasta’ Sirenje to try his hand at painting a portrait of the late FW de Klerk.

What he said: Mandela, SA and
Lifestyle

What he said: Mandela, SA and children in the words of FW de Klerk

By Erene Roux11-11-2021 18:22

From Nelson Mandela to the end of apartheid and the future of a united South Africa, here are some of FW de Klerk’s most memorable quotes.

Pearl Thusi shares her thoughts on the death of FW de Klerk
Celeb News

Pearl Thusi gives FW de Klerk state funeral possibility a ‘huge middle finger’

By Megan van den Heever11-11-2021 17:05

Sorry, not sorry: Pearl Thusi and other media personalities candidly expressed her opinions about the late FW de Klerk and the likelihood of him receiving a state funeral.

de Klerk
News

WATCH: F.W. de Klerk apologises in final message from beyond the grave

By Storm Simpson11-11-2021 16:53

‘I without qualification apologise for the pain and the hurt and the indignity and the damage that apartheid has done to black, brown and Indians in South Africa,’ said de Klerk in his final message.

State of Disaster EFF
News

‘Thank You God’: Malema seemingly reacts to FW de Klerk’s death

By Thabo Baloyi11-11-2021 16:41

EFF Julius Malema doesn’t consider FW de Klerk a former South African president and was quick to call out the media for labelling him as such

De Klerk
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De Klerk state funeral: Government ‘stands ready’ to bid him farewell

By Storm Simpson11-11-2021 15:51

President Cyril Ramaphosa said the state is ready to help the de Klerk family facilitate the funeral of the former apartheid president. The family of De Klerk’s predecessor P.W. Botha declined the offer of a state funeral in 2006.

De Klerk
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GALLERY: Apartheid’s last president F.W. De Klerk dead at 85

By Storm Simpson11-11-2021 14:22

F.W. De Klerk was the seventh and last president of apartheid South Africa between 1989 and 1994. He served alongside Thabo Mbeki as the first deputy president of democratic South Africa between 1994 and 1996.

FW De Klerk dies dead
News

FW de Klerk: Five key moments in his life

By Corné van Zyl11-11-2021 13:17

Here are five key moments in the life of Former state president FW de Klerk who died at his home on Thursday morning.

FW De Klerk dies dead
News

BREAKING: Former President FW De Klerk dies aged 85

By Dan Meyer11-11-2021 12:40

The FW DE Klerk Foundation confirmed that the former President died at his home in Cape Town on Thursday morning.

FW de Klerk memorial
News

FW de Klerk says he’s ‘concerned about threats to white culture’ in SA

By Tom Head24-09-2021 15:54

Ex-President FW de Klerk has issued a rather contentious Heritage Day statement, saying he’s ‘worried about the perception of white culture’ in Mzansi.

FW De Klerk dies dead
News

On This Day: What happened on 06 September?

By The South African06-09-2021 07:00

We look back on this day in history and remember the people and events that shaped the world we live in today. Every day is worth remembering.

FW de Klerk memorial
News

Foundation reacts to reports about FW De Klerk’s ‘rapidly declining health’

By Tom Head08-06-2021 12:47

Several media reports claim that FW De Klerk has seen his health ‘deteriorate quickly’ over the past few days, and his foundation has published a statement.

FW de Klerk memorial
News

FW De Klerk announces cancer diagnosis on 85th birthday

By Thabo Baloyi19-03-2021 07:38

News of FW de Klerk’s cancer diagnosis comes just months after the former president’s son, Willem, lost his battle to the same disease

FW de Klerk
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On This Day: What happened on 2 March?

By TheSouthAfrican.com02-03-2021 21:50

We look back on this day in history and remember the people and events that shaped the world we live in today. Every day is worth remembering.

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