December 16 is considered, by many Afrikaners, their most holy day.
 It commemorates the December 16, Battle of Blood River in 1838 when they believe God gave them an unlikely victory against thousands of Zulu warriors.
 Each year, thousands of Afrikaners gather at the Voortrekker Monument in Pretoria to celebrate and remember that day and reaffirm their culture values and beliefs.

  In many ways they are once again engaged in a 'new battle of Blood River' as whites - and...