- Enlightened liberals in South Africa who embraced the principles of liberalism and individual freedom and opposed apartheid.
- Sought to promote racial equality and social justice in South Africa.
- Believed in the importance of education, economic opportunity, and political participation for all South Africans, irrespective of race.
- Played a crucial role in the anti-apartheid movement and in the eventual dismantling of apartheid in 1994.
Verkramptes:
- Conservative Afrikaners in South Africa who stubbornly opposed the reform of apartheid and the granting of equal rights to black South Africans.
- Held deeply conservative and nationalist beliefs, emphasizing the superiority of the white race and the need to maintain racial separation.
- Resisted any changes to the apartheid system and saw the verligtes as a threat to their traditional way of life and Afrikaner identity.
- Played a significant role in the resistance to political change and in the perpetuation of apartheid until its demise in 1994.