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with very little schooling, Boonzaier's home was "a haven of culture in Cape Town". He was a lifelong enthusiast for theatre, both as an actor and producer, and kept a journal of his theatre-going which was later published and became important source material. He was probably the first owner of a
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was another protégé. Boonzaier's closest friends were
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over him and initiated a series of measures to protect white workers. Hertzog's later alliance with Smuts was vehemently opposed by Malan's Cape NP and
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