FW de Klerk Foundation comments on former president’s health

In spite of reports circulating about the former president’s health rapidly deteriorating, the FW de Klerk Foundation issued a statement today (June 8) denouncing the claims.

“There have been extensive media reports that Mr de Klerk’s health ‘is rapidly deteriorating,” the Foundation commented.

“This is not so. There has been no discernible deterioration in his health since he was diagnosed in March with mesothelioma – a cancer that affects the lining of the lungs. He is now considering the continuation of the course of immunotherapy that he has been following for the past two months.

“Mr de Klerk attended a meeting of the FW de Klerk Foundation Board yesterday – and comes into his office three or four times a week. He and his wife, Elita, hope to travel to Greece for a holiday as soon as Covid-19 regulations permit.”