Kaplan reviews Kajsa Norman’s book “Bridge Over Blood River: The Rise and Fall of the Afrikaners.” He argues that Afrikaners avoided a civil war by handing power to the ANC but subsequently lost their political will, becoming marginalised as the ANC descended into corruption. Afrikaners’ language and culture are under attack, prompting emigration and the creation of self-sufficient enclaves such as Orania. By exploring sites like Orania and Blood River, the review questions the future of Afrikaner identity in South Africa’s Rainbow Nation.
