It’s fair to say Afrikaners were very touched on their studios by Charlize Theron’s offhanded comment that Afrikaans is “a dying language” spoken by about “44 people”.
When you think of Afrikaner strongholds, there are certain areas that come to mind. You might need to think a little further afield this time around.
It has taken Wits scientists 40 years to discover just what it is that causes so many Afrikaners to suffer from peeling skin on the hands.
Yet another group of Afrikaner “pioneers” will keep to themselves, when they settle on a farm in the Eastern Cape. The Facebook group is also gathering steam.
Over a century ago, 600 Afrikaner Boer families left South Africa for remote Patagonia. This community survives to this day – but is on the verge of dying out. This is a teaser for the documentary feature film in production, The Boers at the End of the World. Follow the project, here. Read an extensive story […]
Anglo American’s Chairman Fund’s Chair, Clem Sunter, has written an opinion piece about how well Afrikaners have done since apartheid, and how he hopes “our black brothers and sisters will be liberated in the same way.”