South Africa hits out at US Afrikaner refugee plan

South Africa has criticised the US amid reports it could person achromatic Afrikaners arsenic refugees arsenic aboriginal arsenic adjacent week.

A papers seen by the BBC's US partner, CBS, describes the imaginable resettlement arsenic a "priority" for President Donald Trump's government, nevertheless the timing has not been publically confirmed by the White House.

In a connection published connected Friday, South Africa's overseas ministry described the purported determination arsenic "politically motivated" and designed to undermine South Africa's "constitutional democracy".

In February President Trump described Afrikaners arsenic victims of "racial discrimination" successful an enforcement order, opening up the imaginable for them to resettle successful the US.

The South African authorities said they would not artifact the departures of those chosen for resettlement, but that the authorities had sought assurances from its American counterpart that those selected had been afloat vetted and did not person pending transgression charges.

South Africa reiterated that allegations of favoritism against the country's achromatic number are unfounded, adding that transgression statistic bash not bespeak that immoderate radical radical has been targeted successful convulsive crimes connected farms.

Some groups representing the rights of achromatic farmers person said they are being deliberately killed due to the fact that of their race.

A spokesperson for the US authorities section told the BBC they were interviewing individuals funny successful resettling successful the US, and prioritising "Afrikaners successful South Africa who are victims of unjust radical discrimination", but would not corroborate erstwhile the resettlement would begin.

The Trump medication has besides accused South Africa of seizing onshore from achromatic farmers without compensation, thing Pretoria has repeatedly denied.