President F. W. de Klerk announced the opening of four hitherto Whites-only residential areas to mixed settlement

Updated: 9 Nov 2025

President F. W. de Klerk announced the opening of four hitherto Whites-only residential areas to mixed settlement. They included two districts in Johannesburg, one in Durban, and Cape Town's District Six, which had been a mixed-race area until it was cleared for White settlement in 1966. The reform was described by Conservative Party (CP) spokesman Clive Derby-Lewis as quite disgraceful.

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Last updated · 9 Nov 2025

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). President F. W. de Klerk announced the opening of four hitherto Whites-only residential areas to mixed settlement. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012845

South African History Online (2011) 'President F. W. de Klerk announced the opening of four hitherto Whites-only residential areas to mixed settlement', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012845 (Accessed: 14 November 2026).

South African History Online, President F. W. de Klerk announced the opening of four hitherto Whites-only residential areas to mixed settlement [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012845, (accessed 14 November 2026).

"President F. W. de Klerk announced the opening of four hitherto Whites-only residential areas to mixed settlement." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012845. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

South African History Online. "President F. W. de Klerk announced the opening of four hitherto Whites-only residential areas to mixed settlement." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012845.