John Steenhuisen, leader of the Democratic Alliance, an opposition party that entered a governing coalition with the ruling African National Congress (ANC), says Afrikaner refugees made a “mistake” by leaving.
A charter flight of 49 Afrikaner refugees arrived in the U.S. last week, the first of some 70,000 who have applied, citing racial discrimination and the threat of expropriation.
South Africa’s Sunday Times reported Steenhuisen’s remarks, which were made at a farming convention:
“We can’t determine where people live and what their life choices are. I think they’ve made a mistake,” he said.
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Steenhuisen said South Africa is not experiencing genocide or land expropriation without compensation. “There’s no single farm that’s being expropriated without compensation,” he said.
“Yes, we have issues with crime, but these
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