South African President Cyril Ramaphosa characterized the flight of Afrikaners from his country as an act of cowardice.
Approximately 59 Afrikaner refugees arrived in the United States on Monday as the White House decried the “genocide” happening against the white population of South Africa.
Instead of helping the efforts to dismantle the nation’s apartheid-era inequalities that benefited white citizens until 1994, Ramaphosa said their decision to leave was a “sad moment for them.”
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the opening session of the G20 foreign ministers meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa, Feb. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)
“As South Africans, we are resilient. We don’t run away from our problems,” Ramaphosa said. “We must stay here and solve our problems. When you run away,
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