Graham Leach's The Afrikaners: Their Last Great Trek

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Graham Leach is a former BBC Radio, for Southern Africa correspondent. Graham Leach has been a technical instructor for more than seven years. He joined the BBC as trainee in the 1970s. He was a reporter back then and was based in London. During the early 80s, international reporter was posted in areas such as Beirut to report on the upheavals that were occurring at the time. He is famous for writing the book; The Afrikaners – their last great trek. This book fundamentally outlines the lifestyle, struggles of the Afrikaners in South Africa, and their final triumph as wanting to be the superior race in South Africa. These two books portray Graham Leach as a form of activist towards Apartheid, as he’s books are influential and inspiring towards the abolishment of Apartheid and the coming of a new age. This book aims to enlighten the reader of the change South Africa had gone through, that it lay on the brink of massive change. However a question is being posed on whether Apartheid can dismantle peacefully, or could this violently emerge into a revolution and end up in a civil war. This is what Graham Leach sets out to understand as he provides for the reader an up to date guide of the experiences in South Africa during that time, the political situation and provides an outlook towards the future chance/outcomes for South Africa. By looking at South Africa from Graham Leach’s point of view during Apartheid, a justification can be made on whether he’s views towards South Africa, accurately measures out the the change occurring in South Africa politically and socially during this time and whether or not it will peaceful or characterised by violence.
This book consists of 13 chapters. Each chapter provides an in-depth understanding o...

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