Cape Town – The South African government has announced that it will hold a state memorial service for the country’s late former president FW de Klerk on Sunday, December 12.
De Klerk died on November 11 at the age of 85 due to cancer.
In a statement released on Tuesday, government said the service will take place at the Groote Kerk in Cape Town at 10:30.
However, due to Covid-19 regulations attendance would be limited and only accredited media personnel will have access to the venue.
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De Klerk’s death drew mixed reactions, including deep anger among many blacks.
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Most South Africans felt that although De Klerk helped steer the nation to democracy, he never fully owned up to the horrors of the apartheid past.
In a video message released just hours after his death, De Klerk said: “I, without qualification apologise for the pain and hurt and the indignity and the damage that apartheid has done to black, brown and Indians in South Africa.”
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