Ramaphosa addresses Trump's misinformation on farm murders

PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa again addressed the perpetuation of misinformation on farm murders by US President Donald Trump when he delivered his Day of Reconciliation address.

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Ramaphosa was received by KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli and Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Gayton Mckenzie at the Ncome Museum in the Nquthu Local Municipality in northern KZN, for the 2025 National Reconciliation Day Commemoration yesterday.

The president delivered his keynote address under the theme "Reaffirming Reconciliation for Future Generations," which seeks to reaffirm South Africa's commitment to unity, healing and nation-building.

In his address, he subtly tackled the remarks made by Trump last month on his social network "Truth Social" that the US did not attend the G20 in South Africa "because the South African Government refuses to acknowledge or address the horrific Human Rights Abuses endured by Afrikaners and other descendants of Dutch, French, and German settlers".

Trump said, "they are killing white people, and randomly allowing their farms to be taken from them. Perhaps worst of all, the soon-to-be-out-of-business New York Times and the Fake News Media won't issue a word against this genocide".