In a significant diplomatic shift, South Africa has reportedly agreed to stop interfering with a controversial US refugee programme targeting Afrikaners. The programme, a centrepiece of Donald Trump’s Africa policy, stems from his widely contested claims of “white genocide” and systematic land seizures in South Africa. While Pretoria continues to dismiss these allegations as false, officials now state they will respect the right of citizens to migrate freely. This move follows a period of extreme bilateral tension, marked by a 30% US tariff on South African goods and South Africa’s exclusion from the upcoming G20 summit in Miami. Tensions peaked in late 2025 after South African authorities raided a US refugee centre in Johannesburg, arresting several staff members. With approximately 1,000 Afrikaners having relocated to the US since May 2025, Pretoria’s new “non-interference” stance appears to be a strategic manoeuvre to repair fractured ties with Washington.
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Usa is very special. Go big or fokoff
Anc have admitted us whites in south africa are the masterbuilders .😂 its taken them long enough
They hate us and want to destroy us.
Not afrikaner. Do your homework .
Its so sad 2026 the world still entertain racist that American madala is a racist he is trying to divide the black south Africans n white south Africans crime is ravaging America but the world is saying nothing
3mins in and you've said a lot of nothing 👎🏾
They dont want them to stay , when they go they call them cowards…when things go bad , they run to investors overseas and beg for money. Who will they blame next for their 30+ years of destruction?
Genocide is REAL against white farmers. Check your facts
Nothing FALSE about what's happening in South Africa. Always the left news channels. Come to South Africa and come look at our families graves, look at what the "cause" of death was. Look at our newspapers. Absolutely nonsense. This is literally saying (the holocaust didn't happen) this is happening and if you aren't in South Africa and haven't been to the graves and haven't had family killed and murdered you should have no comment on the matter.
You sir, tell lies. Just another propaganda "news" channel
They can go. I would not shed a tear for people running away from persecution in south africa towards free people in police state. Some of those who ran are begging to come back
Leave please we need our grandfather's land.
Ramaphosa never blocked anyone from leaving. Firstpost is losing a plot.
Has "falsely claimed" – says who, Einstein? What is your source? Who are you working for?
Charlie Munger demonstrated that thoughtful restraint can outperform bold moves.
This is nonsense fake news!
Who are you and where do you stay. How can you claim its false and a scheme. Come live in this country between these murderous gangs and see how long you will stay and of you still will say its false. I dont even give you 2 months😂😂
ALL FOREIGNERS EXPECIALLY EUROPEANS MUST LEAVE MY COUNTRY SOUTH AFRICA IMMEDIATELY
That is definitely not a win for Trump. What country would want lie peddling racists in their country? Maybe India, but definitely no SA. We need them gone, we would even volunteer to expedite the process for free. Then they wouldn't have to hire illegals to work illegally in our country. This is a huge step in the right direction for all South Africans. Thank you cupcake.
Yaar it's fine guys for you. n̈ot to us.
You said over 1000 south African they moved to US of which it's a lie, they were 45, i really liked firstpost but now….
And that is why your are not in South Africa with your but!!!!!!!! Why are you not here to see what is happening and please speak for yourself not for all of our South Africans. Come to South Africa and let's see what is your take on what is happening here then??!!!!!
As a South African if one has to look at the definition of genocide .. SA has such a situation.
Not sure then how you define the murder of so many farmers of all races .. many attacks are planned and deliberate. Farmers are been brutally attacked and murdered – nothing is stolen so they are not armed robbery of house burglaries gone wrong
my son was murdered in south africa ,the saps did nothing they dont care about whites or poor people, but population wise the whites are targets of many other crimes, the current influx of Malawian legal migrant workers are putting the locals without jobs, the country cannot sustain all these foreigners coming in. they dont stay in shacks they have running tap water and electricity do the locals have thart? i just see problems ahead.
All racists should go❤❤❤❤❤
There is no immediate risk with Afrikaners going to the USA as refugees. The real danger is 1 or 2 generations away when the USA will try to repatriate a massive number of Caucasians, to South Africa some of which will not even be descendants of the current Afrikaner refugees and claim the right of self-determination under an artificial concept termed "The Right of Return". They know exactly what they are doing as the Western Cape is a strategic location. They are busy manufacturing the scenario of security vulnerability, the same way they are doing with Greenland now. For perspective, the Western Cape houses the Simon's Town Naval Base, which is currently where the Russian, Chinese, Iranian and South African Navy are conducting drills. Additionally, Simon's Town was used as a key naval refueling and supply base, especially by the British during World War. Now that tells you how strategic a location is the Western Cape and why the USA would want to have control over it. The way I see it, Trump is executing a long-held strategy to take over the South African coast, he knows how important this is for the America and he wants to be credited with executing it without having to rely on diplomacy. So, the Afrikaner refugees are nothing but pawns to be used as a pretext to "return" an unprecedented number of white people from all over the world masquerading as descendants of the current Afrikaner refugees. What is alarming is that our government doesn't seem to realise this and they are walking blindfolded into the trap. If nothing is done now, our future generations will not know peace.
😂 Palki why you keep quite with this false story. This two paid lying
News CHANNEL: First Post is a "Leftest, Woke Propaganda Machine that spreads FAKE NEWS" Yes! Some news is accurate, but then they always LOVE to TWIST the Truth, TWISTING the Narrative to their own AGENDA when it suits them! "First Post spreads FAKE NEWS about the the minority white South Africans known as the Afrikaaners, who are facing x145 Racist Laws that aims against them! Faces a slow burning GENOCIDE yes! It is 100% the TRUTH! There is a genocide happening in South Africa. I know, because I am South African! I have stood amongst the thousands of white crosses of all the murdered farmers and often drive past the hundreds of white crosses alongside the roads of more murdered farmers! Many of my colleagues, friends have lost their own family members and their friends families this way, all tortured and murdered in their homes, on their farms! It is real! One of my friends keeps a lion around the house as a guard dog to try and prevent them from falling victim to this extreme hate crime which the ANC refuses to condemn! The racist mafia state corrupted ANC government and their leader Cyril Ramaphosa, which is part of the GNU, has illegally forced a law against white South Africans "Land Expropriation without compensation" which means the criminal leftest and racist ANC can take anyone's land, home, any property whenever it suits them, and take it by force and throw the property owners out onto the street! And for the past 32 years the ANC has destroyed South Africa in every possible way, by means of looting and stealing, enriching themselves at the expense of the citizens! This is the TRUTH, the TRUTH which this First Post WILL NOT talk about, or simply twist completely! So do yourselves a favor and please stop supporting, stop watching this woke leftest lying News Station! A News station is supposed to report the "Truth". not spread LIES. Let me make this abundantly clear.. the ANC is extremely evil! The ANC is a terrorist organization from the DRC Congo with a communist agenda and ideology! They are the mafia, they are the most racist group of people in the World, together with the MK party and their corrupted leader Zuma who was the president of South Africa, a man who betrayed the country, who should be in prison! And the extremest EFF and their leader Julius Malema. They all have nearly 700,000 people's blood on their hands! That is how many people have been murdered in South Africa since 1993. The country of South Africa is collapsing, crumbling, and crime is rising to extreme levels never seen before! And South Africa is on a dark path following in the footsteps of Rhodesia which is now called Zimbabwe.
What have you guys been smoking, Trump is trying to deflect from satanyahu's Gside.
Those who wanted to leave ZA are gone and there are many returning.
What it is, is a slow movement and a prolonged eradication of white people from RSA by threat, killing and land expropriation. Nah! This doesn't sound like a Genocide! Just like how Malemas 'Struggle' song 'Kill the boer' doesn't insight violence 😂😂😂 WTF man! Why are people so dumb and can't see through this?!!!
Ramaphosa " we will take from them and give it to our people"
Ramaphosa and all communist should be forcefully removed because out of their own they will not step down. They did killed our white farmers go look on the records. Facebook was full of it, news papers, it's everywhere but yet people denying this. I know of one farmer who was brutally murdered that time. So intresting how everything was swept under the carpet.
Well done president trump
Ramaphosa is such a stinking LIARING skunk.😅
Trump was nearly assassinated….God saved him.
White Genocide is real in SA. Learn the steps " phases " of " Genocide " before you say there is no genocide your idiot. We are now on the seventh phase. Eight the last phase will happen soon if not stopped.I personally hope these people denying this for their own narrative will swallow their own words and drown.
Fake.
It is NOT false allegations… all farm murders and with that white genocide is REAL
Afrikaaners only program? RUBBISH ‼RUBBISH‼ RUBBISH ‼This program is open to all South African minorities. Colonel Chris Wyatt can tell you @ColonelChrisWyatt
You are sucking at reporting truth the need to close your channel….why???? Because your reporting sucks and is untruthfull. Why do you get people and channels like yours. Shamefull
Save the Afrikaners! Viva! There’s still so so many in need, they need you Trump! Be quick!
Kuzobamnandi eFree State xabengekho man!
The claims is not absurt, you have no idea what is really going on in South Africa, the claims are true
I support this wholeheartedly… let them leave, please.
america, they are yours now😂
How is getting out of the way a 'shift'? 😂😂😂