My dear friend, Prince Buthelezi, members of Inkatha, ladies and gentlemen. It is a great honour for me to be able to say a few words during this commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the Inkatha Freedom Party.
It is a great honour for me to address this important meeting of the Bondsraad at the Voortrekker Monument – this national shrine which is so central to the identity, the history and the soul of our people.
It is not a great surprise that the Minister of Police, Mr Nkosinathi Nhleko, has published a report that whitewashes the expenditure of R246 million on President Zuma’s retirement home.
The report creatively justifies the expenditure of public funds on features such as the swimming pool, the cattle kraal and the amphitheatre.
The FW de Klerk Foundation and its Centre for Constitutional Rights (the CFCR) join the rest of South Africa – and the continent – in celebrating Africa Day on 25 May.
South Africa has been viewed as a leader in Africa, but following the recent spate of xenophobic attacks, this image has been tarnished. Today, as we celebrate all the peoples of Africa, let us be reminded of the fundamental rights and freedoms our society was founded on.
It is a great honour to share this platform with former President Motlanthe. He is a leader whom I have always respected and who has always in my opinion represented the best traditions of the ANC. The time has come for us to speak very frankly about the future of our country.
In 2002 the United Nations declared 21 May World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development.
The FW de Klerk Foundation would like to congratulate the winners of the 25 Years Later essay competition.
Language of instruction is a key issue at the heart of debate in most multilingual countries.
On 1 May, South Africa will once again celebrate Workers’ Day – although, in truth, there is nothing to celebrate.
