Are South Africans horrified by what’s happening in the U.S.? A comment on the “Depression of the President and the White House” by Jovana Korac
If Ramaphosa could find common ground with Trump, he should try and keep the South African flag in the United States. “We are a very resilient people even if we get backlash from the U.S.,” Ernest said.
Asked if he’s concerned Ramaphosa could be given the same treatment as Zelenskky, Ralo said “I hope it doesn’t happen and I know that Ramaphposa is a great strategist and he’s got backbone. I believe he will earn Trump’s respect.”
“Absolutely no white genocide is happening,” said 36-year-old white South African Jovana Korac. In fact, she said, “the whole world is absolutely horrified by what’s happening in America — from civil rights to women’s rights.”
The president of South Africa wants a meeting with Trump to set the record straight about race relations and the president’s theories about a white genocide.
Many South Africans will be watching today’s meeting nervously and will be affected by the recent developments in the Oval Office where Donald Trump showed contempt towards the leader of Ukraine.
The South African delegation, which is composed of white people, is focused on “securing trade relations…preferential trade agreements…” according to the Minister of Agriculture. Losing these benefits would be a disaster.
Trump’s South African-born adviser Elon Musk has also been highly critical of South Africa’s government. He complains that the country’s affirmative action laws prevent his company from entering the market. There are reports saying that the billionaire may be offered a deal by the president before his White House meeting.
Why the U.S. Embassy hasn’t stopped importing white Afrikaners: Sen. Tim Kaine’s frustrations with the Trump administration
When Afghans, Uyghurs, and others were banned from entering the US, Afrikaners were granted refugee status, which made Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., wonder why.
The government has never expropriated white-owned land without compensation, despite claims by Trump and other people.
“We’re the only country on the African side where the colonizers came to stay, and have never left our country”, he pointed out after Trump talked about whites being driven out of South Africa.
The Afrikaners who left for the U.S. were white people who didn’t like living under the Black majority rule.
However, Ramaphosa wasn’t able to hide his frustration after 59 white Afrikaans South Africans who were granted refugee status by the Trump administration arrived in the U.S. last week.
Nelson Mandela was the first Black president of South Africa after a series of negotiations led to the end of apartheid. Earlier this year, the South African leader tried to charm Trump by offering his fellow avid-golfer a turn on the green at the G20 summit in Johannesburg in November.
To no avail. Any diplomat who’s read the Trump administration’s grievances with South Africa will know that’s a nightmare. Trump cut aid to the country in February, his top officials have snubbed G20 events South Africa is hosting this year and the U.S. expelled South Africa’s ambassador. The U.S. administration is also angry that Pretoria — a firm Palestinian ally — has taken Israel to the International Court of Justice in the Hague over its war in Gaza.
The South African side has tried to correct Washington’s assertions that the South African government is trying to persecution white Afrikaner farmers.
Up First Newsletter: U.S. President Visits Capitol, GOP Divided over Trump’s Tax Bill or He Cannot Drive Away Electric Vehicles
Lithium-ion batteries were invented in the U.S., but years ago, China began leading the way in their mass production as part of its push for electric vehicles. Now, a competition is emerging to determine which country will dominate the future of EV batteries. Here’s why this competition is becoming more complicated:
The Department of Government Efficiency tried to cut at least 40 agencies and groups in recent weeks according to a new NPR analysis. The analysis found that DOGE has targeted contracts and spending based on policy disagreements, rather than solely on waste, fraud, or abuse.
President Trump met with House Republicans at the Capitol yesterday to convince them to support his tax and immigration bill or face higher taxes. The bill has roughly $1.5 trillion in spending cuts, with a large portion of those coming from changes to Medicaid.
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