The president’s response to a comment about apartheid by FW de Klerk was swift and unequivocal
President Cyril Ramaphosa has condemned suggestions by the FW de Klerk Foundation that apartheid was not a crime against humanity, saying such utterances are tantamount to treason.
Earlier this week, the FW de Klerk Foundation retracted its controversial statement and also apologised on behalf of the former president, following widespread condemnation. Replying to the Sona debate on Thursday, Ramaphosa said apartheid was immoral from its conception and “so devastating in its execution that there no South African today that it is not touched by its legacy ... I would even go as far as to say to deny this is treasonous”. Ramaphosa also expressed concern about the politicisation and trivialisation of gender-based violence , by MPs during Tuesday’s raucous and ill-tempered session.
Ramaphosa said he was deeply saddened by the mention of his late wife and the manner in which the matter of GBV was dealt with during the Tuesday’s debate. Quoting a text message he received from a concerned citizen, Ramaphosa said “the mention of a person who has passed away in parliament [on Tuesday], was wrong. It was unfortunate and it was spine chilling”.Ramaphosa later also reprimanded Mamabolo for his actions, and apologised to Malema.
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