In 1948 het die NG dominee D.F. Malan die Nasionale Party tot politieke oorwinning gelei. Vir die meeste Afrikaners was dit die verwesenliking van 'n jare lange droom. Om Malan as mens te verstaan, is om te verstaan hoe die Afrikaners hulself uit die as van die Anglo-Boereoorlog in 'n nasie omskep het.
In 1948 het die NG dominee D.F. Malan die Nasionale Party tot politieke oorwinning gelei. Vir die meeste Afrikaners was dit die verwesenliking van 'n ...
Today grimfaced photographs of NP leaders like DF Malan and his successors have come to symbolise a system of racial oppression. Yet, when Malan was asked on his deathbed what he considered the most important service he had rendered during his political career, he answered, 'that I could serve my nation; that I could unite my people'. This biography tries to understand this contradiction: how a man who earnestly sought to build a nation could also contribute to a legacy that continues to scar a country.
Today grimfaced photographs of NP leaders like DF Malan and his successors have come to symbolise a system of racial oppression. Yet, when Malan was a...
