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AfriForum and the the Solidarity Movement have backtracked on the white genocide claims, publicly turning down US President Donald Trump’s offer for refuge in the United States of America. <\/span><\/p>\n In a joint media briefing on Saturday, the Afrikaner interest and civil society group AfriForum, and the trade union Solidarity, were unequivocal, saying white Afrikaners were going nowhere and the<\/span> Afrikaners\u2019 future lies in Africa, specifically in South Africa. <\/span><\/p>\n This comes after Trump signed an executive order on Friday to cut financial assistance to South Africa for HIV through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), while he also issued an order for<\/span> the <\/span>prioritisation of white Afrikaners through the United States refugee programme<\/span>, accusing Pretoria of <\/span>discriminating against Afrikaners through the newly signed Land Expropriation Act.<\/span><\/p>\n Afriforum stated the executive order is a direct result of President Cyril Ramaphosa and his government\u2019s irresponsible actions and policies. <\/span><\/p>\n The organisation expressed its appreciation to Trump and the US recognition of the \u2018injustice to which Afrikaners are subjected in South Africa\u2019. <\/span><\/p>\n During the media briefing the organisation said it believed its problems and solutions should be faced locally. <\/span><\/p>\n AfriForum CEO, Kallie Kriel said Afrikaners will only be able to survive as a cultural community on local soil. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cEmigration only offers an opportunity for Afrikaners who are willing to risk potentially sacrificing their descendants\u2019 cultural identity as Afrikaners. The price for that is simply too high. We also owe it to our forefathers not to nullify their sacrifices to let Afrikaners take shape as a people by giving up our self-existence as Afrikaners,\u201d he said. <\/span><\/p>\n Kriel further stated that AfriForum, together with the Solidarity, will focus on practical proposals to tackle the injustices to which Afrikaners are subjected, based on mutual recognition and respect with other communities in the country.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cSuggestions will also be made on how Afrikaners can contribute positively to tackling the crises that other cultural communities and the country as a whole are currently experiencing,\u201d Kriel said. <\/span><\/p>\n Chairman of the Solidarity Movement, Flip Buys said he will be reaching out to Ramaphosa and visiting the US soon in an attempt to find solutions that will benefit everyone. <\/span><\/p>\n Buys said while they welcomed the concerns by the US, they believe the solution must be found in South Africa. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe reaffirm today, our commitment, our recommitment, to the country and all its people,\u201d he said. <\/span><\/p>\n Buys also stated he needed to clear up some \u2018fake news\u2019. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe have not, or will not call for sanctions against South Africa or that funds for vulnerable people be cut off by the US government,\u201d Buys said. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe order of Trump is as a result of the reckless policies of the ANC leadership that alienated the superpowers and not the so-called disinformation campaign from our side,\u201d Buys said.<\/span><\/p>\n According to Kriel, AfriForum\u2019s proposals include, among other things, the following:<\/span><\/p>\n AfriForum also suggested that there should be accelerated efforts, in everyone\u2019s interest to:<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe organisation\u2019s proposals can be further expanded following discussions that are now being planned with the South African and American governments,\u201d Kriel said.<\/span><\/p>\n Earlier on Saturday, Pretoria, through International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola, slammed Washington for misinformation, while it noted the Trump issued executive orders against South Africa. <\/span><\/p>\n Ramaphosa has also committed that a delegation of government and sectoral leaders, would be sent to capitals around the world and in Africa, to explain South Africa’s position.<\/span><\/p>\n robin.francke@iol.co.za<\/span><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" AfriForum and the the Solidarity Movement have backtracked on the white genocide claims, publicly turning down US President Donald Trump’s offer for refuge in the United States of America. In a joint media briefing on Saturday, the Afrikaner interest and civil society group AfriForum, and the trade union Solidarity, were unequivocal, saying white Afrikaners were […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[17629,10686,12608,2805,17628,8481,12585,2849],"class_list":{"0":"post-231262","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-politics","7":"tag-afriforum039s","8":"tag-decline","9":"tag-genocide","10":"tag-offer","11":"tag-refugee","12":"tag-trumps","13":"tag-uturn","14":"tag-white"},"yoast_head":"\nAfriForum, Solidarity address Fake News<\/span><\/h2>\n
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