In his apology, South Africa's last apartheid president FW de Klerk quoted South Africa's first democratically elected president, Nelson Mandela.
has retreated from and apologised for a statement in which it reiterated that apartheid was not a crime against humanity.all came out over the weekend to condemn the De Klerk Foundation’s comments.
In its previous statement, the foundation said the labelling of apartheid as a crime against humanity was Soviet-era propaganda.labelling apartheid as a “crime against humanity”, which led to intensified sanctions and isolation of the apartheid state. During a televised interview, De Klerk said it wasn’t his view that apartheid was a crime against humanity, even though he has, on several occasions, apologised for the system of segregation and oppression against the majority black population.
National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise and National Council of Provinces chairperson Amos Masondo refused to budge and, after a brief suspension of proceedings, the EFF left the chamber.
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