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26 television, still remained relatively unpolluted by a widescale acceptance of apartheid policies. It could therefore be proposed that since white Durbanites still looked to Britain for their identity and way of life, and were relatively far from the epicentre of Afrikaner nationalism, they were more open to outside, and particularly British, influences than their counterparts in other South African cities. Furthermore, the conservatism prevalent in Afrikanerism, as well as wide-scale enthusiasm for republican ideals within Afrikaner youth can be seen as another obstacle to the influx of rock'n'roll culture to Afrikaans-dominated centres. One specific incident which occurred in 1970 points to this conclusion. A 24-hour beat (rock) festival which was held in the Witwatersrand met with outspoken resistance from over a thousand Pretoria University students. The following quote from a local newspaper communicates their loyalty to the Republic and vehement condemnation of rock music since as being contrary to their conception of South African morality : Organisers have promised fans that they will all be full of 'happiness and love' after having their ears assaulted by 24 hours of rock, soul folk and jazz music - but there are at least 1355 people who are not similarly enthused. They are a group of Pretoria University students who were so incensed at the festival 'undermining the morality of the republic' that they sent a petition to the Minister of the Interior, Mr. Marais Viljoen, asking him to take action against all pop and hippy festivals which may be held in the future. The students felt that the festivals were 'clearly alien to the South African way of life'. 9 Thus it can be concluded that Durban was an 'easy target' for the rock'n'roll invasion, and although parents and school teachers were appalled by its crudity and hedonism, the youth of Durban 9 Reporter unknown, 'Just Popping off to Jo'Burg', Newspaper unknown, October 1970, page unknown. (From Dawn Selby's scrapbook).
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