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What Thabo Mbeki, the Broederbond and a minister from Montagu can still teach us

In 1986, a community worker from Montagu found himself among ANC leaders and members of the Afrikaner Broederbond who were beginning to discover that some of what they believed about one another was…

  • Thabo Mbeki and Pieter de Lange discussed Afrikaner identity and political power for five hours.
  • Community worker Dirk Marais exposed to apartheid's harsh realities at Montagu.
  • Encounter between Mbeki and de Lange highlights potential for change in unlikely settings.

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