Some Afrikaners insist they're victims of discrimination and have come out publicly to show support for Donald Trump's refugee plan.
Trump, whose tycoon ally Elon Musk was born in South Africa, said on February 7, 2025 the law signed in January would "enable the government of South Africa to seize ethnic minority Afrikaners' agricultural property without compensation".
It allows the government, as a matter of public interest, to decide on expropriations without compensation -- but only in exceptional circumstances. (Photo by AFP - MARCO LONGARI
South Africa has criticised the United States following reports that Washington could received the first white Afrikaners it had offered to resettle as refugees as early as next week.
US media has reported that US President Donald Trump's administration plans to welcome the first group of white South Africans as early as Monday, after Trump accused Pretoria of "racial discrimination" against them.
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