SA slams Trump’s executive order, calls it ‘misinformation’ amid Afrikaner refugee plan

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Cape Town – The South African government has rejected US President Donald Trump’s executive order against the country, calling it a product of misinformation and propaganda.

The order, citing alleged human rights violations, criticises South Africa’s land policy, which it claims allows for the seizure of Afrikaner-owned farmland without compensation, and also links to SA’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice.

The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) dismissed the claims, saying that the order ignores South Africa’s historical context and misrepresents the country.

“The Government of South Africa has taken note of the latest executive order issued by President Trump. It is of great concern that the foundational premise of this order lacks factual accuracy and fails to recognise South Africa’s profound and painful history of colonialism and apartheid.

“We are concerned by what seems to be a campaign of misinformation and propaganda aimed at misrepresenting our great nation. It is disappointing to observe that such narratives seem to have found favour among decision-makers in the United States of America,” the department said in a statement.

Dirco also criticised the irony of offering refugee status to Afrikaners – one of the most economically privileged groups – while the US simultaneously tightens its own refugee policies.

“It is ironic that the executive order makes provision for refugee status in the US for a group in South Africa that remains amongst the most economically privileged, while vulnerable people in the US from other parts of the world are being deported and denied asylum despite real hardship.

Trump’s order comes amid growing tensions, including the recent suspension of key US HIV/Aids funding to South Africa and Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s withdrawal from a G20 summit in Johannesburg. Despite these disputes, the South African government emphasised its commitment to diplomatic solutions.

“We reiterate that South Africa remains committed to finding diplomatic solutions to any misunderstandings or disputes.”

Meanwhile, AfriForum CEO Kallie Kriel acknowledged Trump’s recognition of Afrikaners’ alleged discrimination but reaffirmed the organisation’s commitment to remaining in South Africa, sayingthat Afrikaners’ future is rooted in Africa.

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