Former President FW de Klerk made an announcement of the unbanning of various political formations and the announcement of the imminent release of Nelson Mandela
Veteran Journalist Max Du Preez still recalls where he was and how he reacted on February 2 1990 to the announcement made by former President FW De Klerk. This comes as South Africa marks the of various political formations and the announcement of the imminent release of Nelson Mandela by De Klerk.“I watched it in front of my television set and we were jumping up and down in front of the television set when we heard that the Communist Party, the ANC, the PAC, Azapo have all been legalised that people were going to be released from jail.
Retired Veteran Journalist Jannie van Rensburg also has memories of the day. Van Rensburg was an SABC Parliamentary correspondent at the time. “That just blew us out of the water. I never forget main opposition at the time was Andries Treurnicht. I happened to look at him when the announcement came. He was shocked. He couldn’t believe what he was hearing. The devil is going to be released according to them. So that was quite a big surprise to everybody,” says Van Rensburg.
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