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FW de Klerk Foundation distances itself from outgoing director’s US-SA comments

# The FW de Klerk Foundation has distanced itself from comments by its outgoing executive director, Christo van der Rheede, about tensions between South Africa and the US. News24 reports the foundation said Van der Rheede made unauthorised statements after submitting his resignation, and it has stripped him of sole authority to speak on its behalf until he leaves at the end of the year. The board has established a committee to oversee executive decisions and public statements during the transition.