Episode 53 - THE MORAL FAILURES OF F W DE KLERK

Author and commentator Sisonke Msimang joined Eusebius on In The Ring With Eusebius McKaiser to discuss the legacy of apartheid's last leader, F W de Klerk. Did he fully and adequately account for apartheid and his role in it ? Did he deserve a Nobel prize for peace? Is it "too soon" to criticise him or does he not deserve a quiet period of mourning before critical legacy debates are framed? What about the different ways in which he is interpreted by others? Some black people will and ...