Zimbabwean coloureds were descended from Shona or Ndebele mixing with British and Afrikaner settlers. In contemporary South Africa, Boer and Afrikaner have often been used interchangeably. Krotoa and Peder's descendants are the Pelzer, Kruger, Steenkamp and other Afrikaner families. Afrikaans is also spoken by some residents of Afrikaner descent. Jonker Afrikaner was in turn the son of the famous Jager Afrikaner. He has English, Dutch/Afrikaner, and German ancestry. This was the spark Afrikaner nationalism needed. The date was chosen because it was significant to both Afrikaner and African cultures. The statue was erected with funds collected by the Afrikaner Studentebond. Vorster entered Stellenbosch University, known as the "cradle of Afrikaner nationalism" to study Law. As an Afrikaner, Smuts was excluded. He resigned from the Afrikaner Broederbond. Rugby in particular is considered one of the central pillars of the Afrikaner community. It would also receive increased competition from new parties such as the Afrikaner Eenheidsbeweging. Liesel Blomerus focused on the identity of Afrikaner women in the town.