South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma’s political party, uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), has lodged a treason complaint against AfriForum, a group that advocates for the country’s white Afrikaner minority. The complaint follows criticism from former U.S. President Donald Trump regarding South Africa’s new land reform law aimed at redistributing white-owned land.
AfriForum has been actively lobbying against the law in U.S. media and political circles, arguing that it represents a broader attack on Afrikaners. Zuma’s MK party accuses the group of spreading misinformation to influence Trump’s stance on the issue.
In response, AfriForum’s CEO, Kallie Kriel, dismissed the charges as “absurd,” stating that the organization remains unfazed. He emphasized that civil society groups like AfriForum have a duty to highlight laws and policies that could impact citizens and the nation’s stability.
