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Africa-Press – Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>This was the view of political analyst professor Sipho Seepe in reaction to the video in which former apartheid president FW de Klerk apologises for his role during the apartheid regime. De Klerk died on Thursday morning following his battle with cancer.<\/p>\n

Moments after confirming his passing, the FW de Klerk Foundation shared a video of the 85-year-old’s last message to citizens in which he said his views on apartheid had changed significantly since the 1980’s.<\/p>\n

De Klerk apologised for the damage which apartheid caused to non-whites The apology, he said, was not only in his capacity as the former leader of the National Party, but also as an individual. The timing of the release of the video caused mixed reactions.<\/p>\n

Seepe impressed that De Klerk’s apology does not erase the fact that racial segregation existed. \u201cPeople died under his watch. After he lost power or stepped aside, he was never champion of reparations for the damage that had already been done.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo say you are sorry is fine, but it does not sanitise or change the course of history,\u201d Seepe said.<\/p>\n

Another analyst Makhosini Mgitywa echoed Seepe’s views. He added the video was an attempt to put a stamp on De Klerk’s legacy. He said the timing of the release of the video was \u201cstrange\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cI find it strange because he does not sound as sincere as he would have if it had been released prior to his passing. If he had said the things he said, maybe during an interview or called a media conference, it would have had a greater impact,\u201d Mgitywa said. However, professor Mcebisi Ndletyana says the video is an atonement for the sins committed.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat is what Christians do for whatever sins they may have committed. When people die, they call those who they have wronged to apologise to them as they are thinking about judgement. It is about concern for the afterlife and preparation for that,\u201d Ndletyana said. – IOL.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Namibia. This was the view of political analyst professor Sipho Seepe in reaction to the video in which former apartheid president FW de Klerk apologises for his role during the apartheid regime. De Klerk died on Thursday morning following his battle with cancer. 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