paradigm in the Cape Colony, led byJan Hofmeyr. Hofmeyr, a Cape Town
journalist, was a pragmatic man. He operated within the colonial system to
achieve reforms for his people. He tolerated the British connection, pro-
vided it was not onerous, he worked for harmony between the Afrikaner
and the British elements in the colonial population by removing Afrikaner
grievances, and he looked ultimately to the unification of South Africa on
that basis.P
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Holding those opinions, Hofmeyr brought the Bond into a political
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