RIP Dr Frederik van Zyl Slabbert
It was with a great deal of sadness that I heard of the death of Dr Frederik van Zyl Slabbert on e-tv news last night. He was 70
years old (very hard to believe!)
If ever there was a politician and then later political analyst/commentator I admired, it was that man. There are few enough of those who speak with seemingly little bias. Now there will be one less.
When he spoke about the country’s problems, which he seldom glossed over, he gave the impression he was speaking without hidden agendas or criticising just for the sake of it – unlike other other opposition politicians.
He made sense to me a lot of the time – even for someone like me who generally supports our current government.
I admired him for his fight against apartheid, for not remaining in the apartheid government - and for the establishment of the Institute for a Democratic alternative in SA ( IDASA).
Dr van Zyl Slabbert has defintely made a difference in South Africa’s history and he certainly made a huge impact on me.
