WATCH: ‘Apartheid and Kleinfontein can’t be mentioned in the same sentence’ says Afrikaner community after MK party visit

The white Afrikaners-only community in Kleinfontein said, contrary to belief, that Kleinfontein is not an apartheid enclave.

Instead, they say, the area is about culture, not race.

This comes after a visit by members of the MK party, led by Mzwanele Manyi, conducted an oversight visit to Kleinfontein, a settlement of 1,500 Afrikaner residents near Pretoria, amid growing concerns over racial exclusivity cloaked as cultural self-determination.

Section 235

The MK party said it suspects the settlement is abusing Section 235 of the Constitution, which allows for self-determination for communities of shared common cultural and language heritage.

The Kleinfontein community said that while they hold different opinions from the MK party, they appreciate the visit.

WATCH Danie De Beer speaking about Kleinfontein

[WATCH] Kleinfontein spokesperson Dannie De Beer says contrary to the belief that Kleinfontein is an apartheid enclave, the area is, in fact, about culture and not race.#Newzroom405 pic.twitter.com/s41z6TJtiH

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About Kleinfontein

Kleinfontein spokesperson Dannie De Beer said, “apartheid and Kleinfontein cannot be mentioned in the same sentence”.

“Apartheid is long dead, buried, will never ever return again. Kleinfontein is all about culture, it’s not about race, and it’s a pity that the news has to grasp and confuse culture and race.

“The concept of joining apartheid and Orania or Kleinfontein or any other settlement in one sentence is contradictory. How can you be in support of your culture and automatically be a racist?” De Beer asked.

Donald Trump’s offer

In March, US President Donald Trump offered an expedited pathway to US citizenship for white South Africans, falsely claiming that the government was confiscating their land and calling their treatment in the country “terrible.”

De Beer said it’s unlikely they will be taking up the offer.

“I think the fact that Donald Trump is recognising the Afrikaner and recognising that there are certain components of the South African law, the discrimination against the Afrikaners, that’s welcomed.

“Will the Kleinfonteiners en masse move to America, I don’t think so…” De Beer said.

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‘Fleeing SA’

According to Trump, “any farmer” who is “seeking to flee South Africa for reasons of safety” can now apply to become a US citizen, rather than a refugee.

“South Africa is being terrible, plus, to long-time farmers in the country. They are confiscating their land and farms, and much worse than that. A bad place to be right now, and we are stopping all federal funding.

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