AfriForum is clapping back at claims they spread conspiracy theories about white genocide in South Africa, saying they never used that term and just want real issues addressed, like farm killings and sketchy land laws. Their CEO fired back after President Ramaphosa blamed certain groups for messing up ties with America by pushing fake narratives about Afrikaners getting wiped out. The organization insists its February White House visit was about warning officials on economic risks from the Expropriation Act, not manufacturing genocide panic.
Ramaphosa went off about how these bogus stories hurt the country's global reputation and cost jobs, especially after Trump bailed on a summit in Johannesburg over these allegations. AfriForum says critics are twisting their advocacy work into something sinister, and they actually won retractions from media outlets that falsely reported them pushing genocide claims. The whole mess highlights how internal beef over land reform and safety can blow up internationally, tanking investment when unemployment already sits above thirty percent.
Ramaphosa went off about how these bogus stories hurt the country's global reputation and cost jobs, especially after Trump bailed on a summit in Johannesburg over these allegations. AfriForum says critics are twisting their advocacy work into something sinister, and they actually won retractions from media outlets that falsely reported them pushing genocide claims. The whole mess highlights how internal beef over land reform and safety can blow up internationally, tanking investment when unemployment already sits above thirty percent.
