Afrikaners hold a protest at the start of the first day's session of the Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA) on December 20, 1991 in Johannesburg. Extremist groups in a democratic South Africa are not new to our politics. They are the heirs of those who resisted democracy itself, says the writer. Image: AFP
Dr Reneva Fourie As December draws nearer, South Africa is preparing to enter its customary season of jollity, with the fires of braais replacing the fires of politics. Yet, beneath this merriment, a corrosive current moves quietly, threatening the reputation and cohesion of our democracy. The country’s image is consistently being tarnished by a small clique of right-wing Afrikaner nationalists whose agenda has found unsettling resonance abroad. Within South Africa, these elements are increasingly isolated.
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