Such traditions that are culturally embedded in the white, male, Afrikaans culture and history, which are the basis of the Nagligte traditions, do not foster inclusion of other groups that must now form the new majority of the SU student body. Wilgenhoffers do not seem to appreciate the negative impact of their culture and rituals on the personal rights of certain individuals. This is because they elevate belonging to the Wilgenhof group above the rights of the individual.
195 pages; Publisher: Kagiso Literer; 1. uitgawe edition (1994) Language: Afrikaans ISBN-10: 079863474X ISBN-13: 978-0798634748 Novel about a young Afrikaans man coming to terms (or not coming to terms) with his sexuality and with the fact that his father worked as a member of a Police death squad during the last decade of the apartheid regime.
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