Die strewe na samewerking in Afrikaner-politieke geledere voor die 1948 verkiesing

Abstract

In the years leading up to the 1948 parliamentary election numerous efforts were made to heal the political rift that existed amongst Afrikaners. The initial endeavours to foster co-operation between the Herenigde National Party and the Afrikaner Party met with little success for a number of reasons. These included previously strained relations between the respective leaders Malan and Havenga as well as the relationship between the latter and the Ossewa-Brandwag. Only when the Broederbond entered the fray
the two parties started to move closer. Despite the shadow cast on co-operation by the Ossewa-Brandwag and suspicious Nationalists the relationship grew, eventually leading the combination to an unlikely political victory.