The Volkswag (which is Afrikaans for People's Guard) is an Afrikaner cultural civil society organization and think tank in South Africa which is closely affiliated with the ruling Conservative Party. The Volkswag is dedicated to the advancement of Afrikaner interests and protection of the Apartheid policy. It is sometimes described as the symbolic successor to the now-disbanded Afrikaner Broederbond, which was a similar organization but affiliated with the disestablished National Party (not to be confused with the New National Party). Members of the Volkswag occupy the highest rungs of government, including the State President, Cobus Grobler and most of his cabinet. They are also found throughout South Africa's educational and academic institutions, companies, the Defense Force and civil s