The Super-Afrikaners: Inside the Afrikaner Broederbond

by Ivor Wilkins, Hans Strydom, Max Du Preez (Contributor)

‘Ivor Wilkins and Hans Strydom strip away the secrecy of 60 years to expose the sinews of power by which the Afrikaner Broederbond manipulates South Africa.’
– THE SUNDAY TIMES

WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY MAX DU PREEZ

The Super-Afrikaners, originally published in 1978, scandalised a nation as it exposed the secret workings of the Broederbond. Out of print for over three decades, this edition with an introduction by Max du Preez is available for a new generation.



Formed in Johannesburg in 1918 by a group of young Afrikaners disillusioned by their role as dispossessed people in their own country, the first triumph of this remarkable organisation was the fact that it was largely responsible for welding together dissident factions within Afrikanerdom and thereby ensuring the accession of the National Party to power in 1948. This highly organised clique of Super-Afrikaners, by sophisticated political intrigue, waged a remarkable campaign to harness political, social and economic forces in South Africa to its cause … and succeeded.



Political journalists Hans Strydom and Ivor Wilkins traced, at great personal risk, its development from the earliest days to the present. The book includes the most comprehensive list of Broeders ever published.


‘The development, conflicts and strategies of the Broederbond are investigated at great length in this important book which simply has to be read by anyone interested in South Africa.’ – BARRY STREEK, DAILY DESPATCH

Genres: History, South Africa, Politics, Cultural, Anthropology, Africa

616 pages, Paperback

First published August 2, 1978

Reviews

[Adam Nosworthy · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fascinating insight in to how the secretive Broederbond took control of the country through a secretive network of loyal Afrikaners leading to a political coup for the Nationalist Party in 1948 and not letting go of the grip on power and maintaining apartheid until there was writing on the wall for FW de Klerk to theoretically concede defeat that the ideals of the Afrikaner forefathers had failed dismally!!

The investigative journalism that went into the production of the easy to read, informative expose on the so called Super Afrikaners is superb and details how the broeders kept tight control of the country!

Every South African, young and old, black and white should read this to understand how so few people held this country to ransom for their own purposes for so long!

[David J. Kleinhans]

This was an extremely interesting read, even though it was an exposé of the Afrikaner Broederbond in 1979, it still does a great job to show how power works in our world. In a way, this book demonstrates how the Apartheid government had its own state capture, i.e. through this secret society. The ammount of power this organisation wielded over South Africa is frightening.

[Mphumeleli Ndlangisa]

This book sheds light on why Afrikaners continue to have such powerful grip over the economy and over social superiority in South Africa. The strong foundations the Afrikaners laid down for their collective economic success in the mid-90's through the Broederbond is of prime interest and should be something we learn from for our own economic liberation.

[Matthew John · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is extremely interesting, but frightening at the same time. It's an interesting insight into the history of South Africa and a systematic plot to secure power. The question I was left with after reading this was; where are all of these people now?

[Anemari Jansen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Our history beneath the Afrikaner history. Frightening and insightful - it gave me a comprehensive view of the extent to which we were subjected to propaganda during our childhood.

[lili]

Very thorough-going history of the Broederbond (from it's inceptuon to the late 1970s). Learnt a lot but a lot more felt pretty trite. I think this would be excellent for someone just dipping their toes into te world of white monopoly capitalism and so-called "Afrikaner" nationalism but most of it will be tepid if you have more than a cursory knowledge of this stuff.

The authors' insights are also coloured by their clear affinity for Dutch-descendant colonisers and a belief that the Broderbond's thinking can somehow be separate from the very foundation of these settler colonisers' guiding ethos (to put it simply, if it was possible to "save" Dutch-descendant colonisers from their racism and racial separationist logic, they wouldn't exist anymore).

Anyway lol, I'm gonna keep reading up om these guys.

[L Power · Rating 5 out of 5]

Exceptional 👌 book!!

This was a great book to find. To see the Afrikaaner's perspective of the world.

The precision and unity of oneness to execute their plans even when they were evil is to be admired.

[Zola · Rating 3 out of 5]

the parts i've read were good, unfortunately, i got robbed at gunpoint of this book.

[Matthew Field · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fascinating book and a powerful example of South African journalism

[Si]

Started reading this book, which I bought years ago

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

Absolutely fascinating - given it is over 40 years since it was first published and some of the details are of less interest at this stage, there is probably room for an abridged version.