About 50 members of the EFF arrived at the launch of the National Foundations Dialogue Initiative in Parktown to protest the presence of former president FW de Klerk‚ who left within minutes of their arrival. The event hosted former heads of state De Klerk‚ Thabo Mbeki and Kgalema Mothanthe, as well as former deputy president Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka. They have joined forces to hold a series of national dialogues to address current threats to SA’s democracy. Their foundations‚ plus the Helen Suzman and Nelson Mandela foundations‚ among others, have also joined the dialogue. Musa Novela‚ EFF leader in Johannseburg‚ said the party had arrived at the event to bring a clear message that they did not welcome De Klerk. "We cannot have a national dialogue on a way forward more especially with somebody like De Klerk‚ who is a murderer‚ who has killed our people," Novela said. "He cannot be here and tell us how to take the country forward. He shouldn’t be part of this arrangement. He is a murd...
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