The CEO of AfriForum, Kallie Kriel, slammed President Cyril Ramaphosa, who on 13 May 2025 called the 49 Afrikaners who left South Africa cowards.

AfriForum today criticised President Cyril Ramaphosa for insulting Afrikaner refugees by calling them “cowards” and emphasised that the President should rather take responsibility for his own complicity in the exodus and planned emigration of Afrikaners to the US and the rest of the world.

The 49 South African refugees who left the country for the US cannot be deprived of their South African citizenship, an immigration lawyer says.

An Afrikaans-speaking lady had Mzansi vibing and dancing in full Venda traditional attire on TikTok. Her confidence and cultural respect sparked major love online.

Afrikaans is celebrated at 100, but leaders warn it risks fading as schools drop the language and political pressure mounts.

The 49 refugees who left the country for the US cannot be deprived of their SA citizenship, an immigration lawyer says. As the group arrived in the US on Monday, SA immigration lawyer Chris Watters said they cannot have it both ways, meaning they could not use the SA embassy’s services while in the US.

President Trump signed an executive order telling white Afrikaans South Africans they could apply for refugee status in the U.S. The first group has been swiftly processed and is set to arrive on U.S.

FILE: The Taal Monument in Paarl, in the Western Cape, was erected by architect Jan Van Wyk in 1975 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the official recognition of Afrikaans. Picture: MAISANT Ludovic / hemis.fr / Hemis via AFP

Today marks a momentous occasion as the Afrikaans language celebrates its 100th year since being officially recognised in South Africa: