A middle-class trek to Trumpville

The white South Africans in the first party of ‘refugees’ are a motley bunch with one unfortunate thing in common

18 May 2025 - 00:00

Some were farmers, some owned successful businesses. At least one of the “Amerikaners” who touched down in the US this week is English, but claims to identify as an Afrikaner...

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