“That is the debate that we should be having and those are the things that should be obsessing us on a daily basis.”
DA interim leader John Steenhuisen, third left, at a media briefing at Nkululeko House on February 23 2020.DA interim leader John Steenhuisen says the debate about apartheid should focus on its legacy, not its label.Earlier this month, former apartheid president FW de Klerk, through his foundation, said the UN's classification of apartheid as a crime against humanity was part of an agenda by the Soviet Union, the ANC and its allies to “stigmatise” white South Africans.
The foundation said the former president repeatedly acknowledged the grave injustices committed under apartheid and had apologised on a number of occasions. On February 11, after receiving backlash from various political parties, De Klerk apologised and withdrew the statement.
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