Aparthied’s last president FW de Klerk dies

The apartheid era’s last president, FW de Klerk, has passed away at the age of 85.

De Klerk passed away in the early hours of the morning at his home after a battle with cancer.

“It is with the deepest sadness that the FW de Klerk Foundation must announce that former President FW de Klerk died peacefully at his home in Fresnaye earlier this morning following his struggle against mesothelioma cancer. Mr De Klerk was 85 years old. He is survived by his wife Elita, his children Jan and Susan and his grandchildren,” read a statement by the FW de Klerk Foundation.

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