On the left, some voices in the ANC—among them Frank B. Wilderson III—accused him of selling out for agreeing to enter negotiations with the apartheid government and for not implementing the reforms of the Freedom Charter during his Presidency.
No espectro da esquerda, varios dentro do CNA, entre eles Frank B. Wilderson III, acusárono de "venderse" por entrar en negociacións co goberno do apartheid e por non poñer en funcionamento as reformas do Freedom Charter durante a súa presidencia.