United States reveals demands about BEE, expropriation, and “Kill the Boer”

The United States has demands related to farm attacks, land expropriation, BEE, and “Kill the Boer” as preconditions to mend relations with South Africa.

This information was shared by a South African delegation of Afrikaner leaders who met with senior White House officials.

The delegation included FF+ leader Corné Mulder, Southern African Agri Initiative chairman Theo de Jager, and National Employers’ Association CEO Gerhard Papenfus.

They met with senior White House officials, including representatives from the Office of the Vice President, the National Security Council, and the Homeland Security Council.

During the meeting in Washington, DC, the United States officials communicated the Administration’s official position regarding South Africa.

This included the necessary preconditions for the normalisation of bilateral relations between the United States and South Africa. These preconditions are:

• The classification of farm attacks as a priority crime. The White House officials pointed out that farm attacks are not addressed with the same urgency and resources as rhino poaching and cash-in-transit heists. Each farm attack should be investigated by the Hawks.

• A clear and unequivocal public condemnation by the ANC of “Kill the Boer, kill the Farmer” whether used in song or any other context.

• No land expropriation without fair market compensation. Expropriation should only proceed after all legal processes have been fully exhausted.

• Exemption of USA entities from all Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) requirements. Any race-based legislation that may constitute a non-tariff trade barrier should not apply to USA entities.

Most of these issues made headlines before and after South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s meeting with US President Donald Trump.

The Afrikaner delegation said it was committed to supporting the normalisation of relations between South Africa and the United States. 

“The delegation now has a clear understanding of the USA Administration’s expectations,” it said in a press statement.

According to Mulder, the White House officials expressed concern that these conditions have not been adequately addressed. 

He added that U.S. officials communicated these conditions to the South African government multiple times.

The officials asked the Afrikaner delegation to convey these conditions clearly to the South African public.

The delegation has undertaken to communicate these pre-conditions to both the South African government and the broader public in the interest of transparency, accountability, and the restoration of strong bilateral ties.