
White South Africans going to US are cowards, Ramaphosa says
created: May 14, 2025, 9:37 a.m. | updated: May 15, 2025, 7:37 p.m.
White South Africans going to US are cowards, Ramaphosa saysAbout 59 white South Africans arrived in the US on Monday"As South Africans, we are resilient.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called a group of 59 white South Africans who have moved to the US to resettle "cowards", saying "they'll be back soon".
His "coward" remark angered some social media users, who condemned it as an insult to aggrieved white South Africans.
Ramaphosa said dozens of white South Africans who arrived in the US on Monday "don't fit the bill" for refugees.
Trump has threatened to boycott the forthcoming G20 summit in South Africa unless the "situation is taken care of".
1 month ago: BBC News