THE FW de Klerk Foundation has announced that the cremation and funeral for last apartheid president FW de Klerk will take place on Sunday, 21 November 2021.
De Klerk died at the age of 85 at his home in Cape Town on Thursday after a long battle with cancer.
The funeral, according to the foundation, will be a private ceremony for family members and will not be open to media.
“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,” according to a statement by the FW de Klerk Foundation.
President Cyril Ramaphosa said he and the government were saddened over the
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