In a resounding response to a controversial executive order signed by US President Donald Trump on February 7, major Afrikaner organizations in South Africa have rejected the offer to be resettled as refugees in the United States. The order, which also suspends US financial assistance to South Africa over concerns regarding land expropriation policies and Pretoria’s legal action against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), was met with firm opposition from groups like AfriForum and the Solidarity Movement.

The proposal from Trump was aimed at Afrikaners, the white South African descendants of Dutch settlers who arrived in the region during the 17th century. Afrikaners, particularly white farmers, have been at the center of an ongoing and contentious debate regarding land redistribution in post-apartheid South Africa. The government’s commitment to transferring 30% of agricultural land to black South Africans by 2030, coupled with recently signed legislation allowing land expropriation without compensation under specific conditions, has sparked concerns among white landowners.

Despite these challenges, Afrikaner leaders have made it clear that they do not view themselves as refugees and will not seek asylum elsewhere. Kallie Kriel, the CEO of AfriForum, stated in a press briefing in Pretoria that Afrikaners are dedicated to staying in their homeland.

“We don’t want to move elsewhere, and we are not going to ask our children now to move to another country. We have the interests of future generations at heart and must ensure that our culture is passed down; that cannot be done abroad,” Kriel asserted.

Similarly, Flip Buys, the chairman of the........

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