In a recent diplomatic exchange, South Africa pushed back against the Trump administration’s portrayal of white South Africans as refugees. According to an official South African summary of the conversation, Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Alvin Botes, rejected the notion, stating that allegations of discrimination against white South Africans were “unfounded.”
The response underscores Pretoria’s stance that all citizens are protected under its laws, regardless of race, and challenges foreign interpretations of internal social dynamics.