[1][2][3] It was founded in 1948 at the initiative of the Afrikaner Broederbond as an alternative to the liberal South African Institute of Race Relations.
[2] Its co-founders were primarily Afrikaner intellectuals, and included Eben Dönges, Ernest George Jansen, Nico Diederichs, and Andries Charl Cilliers.
W.E Barker advocated for "vertical" separation is particularly troubling, as it suggests a deliberate intent to maintain white supremacy and dominate over other racial groups.
“horizontal" separation would have implied a more equitable approach, recognising the equal rights and dignity of all individuals, regardless of race.
A number of SABRA members made an important contributors to the Tomlinson Commission, which formulated a strategy for developing the Bantustans.