Ramaphosa must choose now – continue to deny or rebuild SA, warns AfriForum
AfriForum warns that the persistent attempts by ANC leaders and their allies to falsely dismiss concerns about the country’s problems as the result of misinformation will fail. This warning follows yesterday’s meeting in the White House between the South African delegation led by President Cyril Ramaphosa and US President Donald Trump, during which Trump expressed strong criticism of, among other things, the Expropriation Act and the “Kill the Boer” chant.
According to Kallie Kriel, CEO of AfriForum, Ramaphosa and his ANC-led government now face a serious choice: “They can either continue to deny South Africa’s pressing problems – which will have serious negative implications for the country – or they can try to lead the country out of this crisis by, among other things, acknowledging and helping to resolve the human rights violations to which Afrikaners and other minorities are subjected,” Kriel emphasises.
He further argues that local solutions are the only way to dispel international concerns and restore relations with the US. According to Kriel, AfriForum is also committed to helping find solutions through further dialogue.
Kriel emphasises that the introduction of the Basic Education Laws Amendment Act (Bela) and the Expropriation Act, as well as the application of a range of racially based regulations, contribute to the alienation of Afrikaners and other minority communities in the country. “The ANC-led government’s act of aggression against Afrikaans people by threatening the survival of Afrikaans schools and consequently that of Afrikaans cultural communities has caused a serious breach of trust. This breach of trust has been exacerbated by the publication of draconian racial regulations that enforce strict racial quotas in the workplace and economy, the denial of human rights violations, as seen in farm murders, and legislation that allows for expropriation without compensation.”
“Denial and attempts at intimidation, as is evident, among other things, in the charges of treason brought against AfriForum, will not silence us. On the contrary, it motivates us all the more to present our legitimate case with greater zeal,” concludes Kriel.
