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Centre for Constitutional Rights of the FW de Klerk Foundation
11:14 AM Aug 2 on post Statement by F W de Klerk on the murder of Eugene Terreblanche
Beste me De Nekker,
In my persoonlike opinie is dit uiters onproduktief van u om pal op die webtuiste kommentaar te lewer gegewe die feit dat u nie ten gunste is van die werk wat ons hier by die Stigting doen nie. U gaan niks baat uit hierdie optrede nie. Dit blyk ook uit u kommentaar dat u nie korrek ingelig is oor mnr De Klerk nie - hy woon nie in `n ander land nie, hy woon in Suid-Afrika. U is reg - daar is baie wat met u saamstem. Daar is egter ook baie wat nie met u saamstem nie. Ongelukkig is dit nou eenmaal so dat nie almal ooit met mekaar sal saamstem nie.
U kan my gerus kontak by irene@fwdeklerk.org indien u hierdie gesprek wil verder voer - ek gaan egter nie weer u kommentare op die webtuiste plaas nie.
Centre for Constitutional Rights of the FW de Klerk Foundation
02:38 PM Jul 29 on post Statement by F W de Klerk on the murder of Eugene Terreblanche
Beste mnr Roets,
Ons respekteer die opinies wat u uitlig in u skrywe. Ja, daar is dinge verkeerd is in ons land - dit is dinge wat ons aanspreek in die werk wat ons doen. Daar is ook baie dinge wat goed is. U mag dalk voel dat die volk agter sport aangehardloop het, maar dis nie waar nie - diegene wat vir verandering gestem het, het gestem vir `n demokratiese land. Die feit bly staan dat Apartheid moreel verkeerd was. Waar sou ons vandag gewees het indien ons met Apartheid volgehou het? Die feit dat ons nie aan internasionale sportsbyeenkomste sou kon deelneem nie, sou die minste van ons bekommernisse gewees het.
Die F W de Klerk Stigting is juis gestig om die onderhandelde Grondwet - sonder twyfel een van die bestes ter wereld - te onderhou en beskerm (verwys na ons Sentrum vir Grondwetlike Regte) teen optredes wat dreig om die palings wat daarin vervat word, te bedreig en te ondermyn.
Ons wil ook net aan u noem dat u dalk nie in ag neem dat ons, die personeel hier by die Stigting, net soos u, nie lyfwagte het nie.
Beste wense,
Irene Saunders - F W de Klerk Stigting / Sentrum vir Grondwetlike Regte
Centre for Constitutional Rights of the FW de Klerk Foundation
02:22 PM Jul 29 on post Statement by F W de Klerk on the murder of Eugene Terreblanche
Beste me De Nekker,
Ons neem aan dat u met 'eenpartydig' verwys na die feit dat ons nie u kommentaar plaas nie. Ons plaas dit nie, want soos ons reeds genoem het, kan ons nie u kommentaar plaas nie vanwee die elemente van haatspraak, dreigemente en onaanvaarbare taalgebruik wat daarin voorkom. Ons het u ook aangeraai om eerder nie ons webtuiste te besoek indien dit u so ontstel nie. Ons het egter nou een van u vele negatiewe kommentare geplaas - bloot met die doel dat ander lede van die publiek wat ons webtuiste besoek, self kan sien waarom ons dit nie plaas nie.
sannie de nekker
10:44 AM Jul 28 on post Statement by F W de Klerk on the murder of Eugene Terreblanche
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Centre for Constitutional Rights of the FW de Klerk Foundation
11:40 AM Jul 26 on post Statement by F W de Klerk on the murder of Eugene Terreblanche
Beste me De Nekker,
Alhoewel ons die reg op vryheid van spraak respekteer, is ons egter ten sterkste gekant teen haatspraak, dreigemente en die taal wat u gebruik - dit is om hierdie rede dat ons u kommentaar telkens verwyder. Ons moet u ook meedeel dat indien u sou voortgaan met die tipe kommentaar wat u tot dusver op die webtuiste wou plaas, sal ons u moet rapporteer. Indien die werk wat ons doen u so ontstel, sou ons aanraai dat u nie ons webtuiste besoek nie.
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Florence Chikapa Lubasi
02:35 PM Jun 18 on post PRESIDENT ZUMA’S MORAL DEBATE
A remarkable artical! I am a female Zambian citizen and a great admirer of F W de Klerk. I ardently follow economic and political developments across the African Continent and quiet dissappointed with the quality of leadership in most countries. For obvious reasons, the South African case is quiet different from most African Nations but if left unchecked, may slide towards the Zimbabwean sceanario. You need to protect what has been built against the likes of Julius Malema. In my view, one of the tools that can be used is Education. Aim to enrol as many black majority South African Children in school. With Education, they are likely to have a different and positive outlook on society and appreciate diversity in race, religion,culture etc than their uneducated parents and grand parents who probably did not have access to education.
FRIK DE JAGER
11:12 AM May 20 on post Articles on Land Reform
RE: NEW LAND REFORM PROPOSALS MIGHT POSE A SERIOUS TREAT TO PROPERTY RIGHTS.
The whole issue about property rights and political views and constitutional clauses boils down to a simple question that need to be answered:
In any country; Is land a privately owned accet or does the Land belongs to the people(state).
It is an old Africa cliche that "THE LAND BELONGS TO THE PEOPLE"
We don't have to wait for the Green paper to be published ; we can start this debate right now.
Any goverment in favour of this Africa cliche have the potencial to run a country down to the state that Zimbabwe is in now and Angola before them and Mozambique before them and Kenia as well; to name a few.
Some suggestions:
It is a fact that before 1994 farmers (especially smaller farmers) got subsidised from goverment and that possible need to be done again for smaller farmers.
The Ministers department haven't found a workible model for establishing new farmers on land and before that isn't done there is no hope of success.
White commercial farmers will be more than willing helping upcoming farmers but this offer was rejected up untill now.
In the best interest of South-Africa we need clarity on this matter because it influence foreign investment;bank values; bank security; market prices; etc. of all Agricultural land.
luis mello
10:28 PM May 3 on post Seven threats to the Constitution
As a former resident of your country but i left 25 years ago, but returned to my homeland in the auge of a new SOUTH AFRICA in 1991 . I was admired and still am and I trully respect the people in SOUTH AFRICA reagrdless their colour or creed . My opnion is what i read in the internet media , please dont misinterp me but i truly hope you people sort out your young country´s problems to bring more sucess and a multiracial society .
GOOD LUCK FOR YOUR FUTURE I WILL RETURN TO SOUTH AFRICA BECAUSE MY FAMILY STILL RESIDES AND WORKS FOR THE FUTURE OF THE NATION .
luis mello
10:18 PM May 3 on post THE NATIONAL QUESTION
To The DE KLERK FOUNDATION
I believe in the future of SOUTH AFRICA and its peoples regardless color of the skin or ethnic group . I beleieve as a former South African in your society creating an example for AFRICA that people can live together without making a war because of the country´s resources (eg ANGOLA, ZIMBABWE AND OTHERS ) Please to all South Africans unite under your PRESIDENT ZUMA and help him sort the younger nation worse problems .
GOOD LUCK FOR THE FUTURE BEYOND 2010
emile Coetzee
09:24 AM Aug 28 on post Press Statement on Floyd Shivambu's comments that Afrikaners can't play for Bafana
Mr. Shivambu is correct, it is crazy but why is this practise then the norm in other sports other than soccer? Qouta players is illogical as it is stated above. It is a practise which should, nay, must be changed. As with many things in this country, every action and motion must be done from both sides. You can not force somethind as ridiculous as transformation in only one part of the society and leave the others at bay. Therefore, if you want to choose the best soccer players for your team based on merit, and thus not worry about their skin colour, then you must allow the same for other sports, such as rugby and cricket, without worrying about the skin colour of those players. Skin pigments have no connection with sporting abilities and must therefore not be used for any form of discrimination or favouritism. Even to ask someone, "how do you feel about a part of the society being left out from the team" is absurd in the first place. Especially in a South Africa where you have people trying to make the "playing field" (and excuse the pun) levelled to all members of society. Thus, take away BEE, forces Transformation, Quota players, white only societies etc. if you want to see a change in people's perception regarding sport, thus national teams, and perceptions regarding each other.