https://www.media24.com/ It was the beginning of 1976 and life was good. White South Africans danced along to Queen and ABBA. There was huge anticipation of the pending All Black rugby tour in July – and at last South Africa had TV! And then came the Soweto student uprising in June. It was the end of normal, setting in motion a series of events that culminated in the negotiated settlement of 1994. Max du Preez, born and raised in a conservative Afrikaner Christian Nationalist family, witnessed the first stones thrown on 16 June – and the first shots fired – as a young newspaper reporter. That was also the end of his normal. In the half-century since those seismic days, Du Preez has had a front-row seat to South Africa’s darkest and brightest moments. The End of Normal: Witness to the Unravelling of White Power in South Africa explores how otherwise decent people came to implement and support the evil system of apartheid. He examines the long-term impact of 16 June and takes a hard look at attitudes today, in particular the recent resurgence of Afrikaner nationalism. Books en Wed, 06 May 2026 17:43:02 +0200 Wed, 06 May 2026 18:35:30 +0200 30 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss iono.fm 2.5.2.0 Media24 no Once-off feeds@iono.fm (Feed Manager) https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p1864/logo_9972_20260506_174314_1400.jpeg https://www.media24.com/ It was the beginning of 1976 and life was good. Media24 episodic Media24 michael.allen@spacemail.co.za false ZA https://iono.fm/e/1673234 https://iono.fm/e/1673234
White South Africans danced along to Queen and ABBA. There was huge anticipation of the pending All Black rugby tour in July – and at last South Africa had TV!

And then came the Soweto student uprising in June. It was the end of normal, setting in motion a series of events that culminated in the negotiated settlement of 1994.

Max du Preez, born and raised in a conservative Afrikaner Christian Nationalist family, witnessed the first stones thrown on 16 June – and the first shots fired – as a young newspaper reporter. That was also the end of his normal.

In the half-century since those seismic days, Du Preez has had a front-row seat to South Africa’s darkest and brightest moments. The End of Normal: Witness to the Unravelling of White Power in South Africa explores how otherwise decent people came to implement and support the evil system of apartheid. He examines the long-term impact of 16 June and takes a hard look at attitudes today, in particular the recent resurgence of Afrikaner nationalism. ]]> Books Wed, 06 May 2026 18:35:00 +0200 0 0 Chapter 17 0 0 Media24 full 39:47 AUDIOBOOK | The End of Normal by Max du Preez https://iono.fm/e/1673228 https://iono.fm/e/1673228
White South Africans danced along to Queen and ABBA. There was huge anticipation of the pending All Black rugby tour in July – and at last South Africa had TV!

And then came the Soweto student uprising in June. It was the end of normal, setting in motion a series of events that culminated in the negotiated settlement of 1994.

Max du Preez, born and raised in a conservative Afrikaner Christian Nationalist family, witnessed the first stones thrown on 16 June – and the first shots fired – as a young newspaper reporter. That was also the end of his normal.

In the half-century since those seismic days, Du Preez has had a front-row seat to South Africa’s darkest and brightest moments. The End of Normal: Witness to the Unravelling of White Power in South Africa explores how otherwise decent people came to implement and support the evil system of apartheid. He examines the long-term impact of 16 June and takes a hard look at attitudes today, in particular the recent resurgence of Afrikaner nationalism. ]]> Books Wed, 06 May 2026 18:19:00 +0200 0 0 Chapter 18 0 0 Media24 full 54:56 AUDIOBOOK | The End of Normal by Max du Preez https://iono.fm/e/1673213 https://iono.fm/e/1673213
White South Africans danced along to Queen and ABBA. There was huge anticipation of the pending All Black rugby tour in July – and at last South Africa had TV!

And then came the Soweto student uprising in June. It was the end of normal, setting in motion a series of events that culminated in the negotiated settlement of 1994.

Max du Preez, born and raised in a conservative Afrikaner Christian Nationalist family, witnessed the first stones thrown on 16 June – and the first shots fired – as a young newspaper reporter. That was also the end of his normal.

In the half-century since those seismic days, Du Preez has had a front-row seat to South Africa’s darkest and brightest moments. The End of Normal: Witness to the Unravelling of White Power in South Africa explores how otherwise decent people came to implement and support the evil system of apartheid. He examines the long-term impact of 16 June and takes a hard look at attitudes today, in particular the recent resurgence of Afrikaner nationalism. ]]> Books Wed, 06 May 2026 17:57:00 +0200 0 0 Chapter 19 0 0 Media24 full 59:17 AUDIOBOOK | The End of Normal by Max du Preez https://iono.fm/e/1673212 https://iono.fm/e/1673212
White South Africans danced along to Queen and ABBA. There was huge anticipation of the pending All Black rugby tour in July – and at last South Africa had TV!

And then came the Soweto student uprising in June. It was the end of normal, setting in motion a series of events that culminated in the negotiated settlement of 1994.

Max du Preez, born and raised in a conservative Afrikaner Christian Nationalist family, witnessed the first stones thrown on 16 June – and the first shots fired – as a young newspaper reporter. That was also the end of his normal.

In the half-century since those seismic days, Du Preez has had a front-row seat to South Africa’s darkest and brightest moments. The End of Normal: Witness to the Unravelling of White Power in South Africa explores how otherwise decent people came to implement and support the evil system of apartheid. He examines the long-term impact of 16 June and takes a hard look at attitudes today, in particular the recent resurgence of Afrikaner nationalism. ]]> Books Wed, 06 May 2026 17:54:00 +0200 0 0 Chapter 20 0 0 Media24 full 3:37 AUDIOBOOK | The End of Normal by Max du Preez https://iono.fm/e/1673211 https://iono.fm/e/1673211
White South Africans danced along to Queen and ABBA. There was huge anticipation of the pending All Black rugby tour in July – and at last South Africa had TV!

And then came the Soweto student uprising in June. It was the end of normal, setting in motion a series of events that culminated in the negotiated settlement of 1994.

Max du Preez, born and raised in a conservative Afrikaner Christian Nationalist family, witnessed the first stones thrown on 16 June – and the first shots fired – as a young newspaper reporter. That was also the end of his normal.

In the half-century since those seismic days, Du Preez has had a front-row seat to South Africa’s darkest and brightest moments. The End of Normal: Witness to the Unravelling of White Power in South Africa explores how otherwise decent people came to implement and support the evil system of apartheid. He examines the long-term impact of 16 June and takes a hard look at attitudes today, in particular the recent resurgence of Afrikaner nationalism. ]]> Books Wed, 06 May 2026 17:52:00 +0200 0 0 Closing credits 0 0 Media24 full 0:26 AUDIOBOOK | The End of Normal by Max du Preez