Waiting to be hit by storms

Whether it's from the Vaal area, the GNU, or SA itself, there are a lot of offers for evacuation.

- Kyle Zeeman

As with most things this year, US President Donald Trump started it.

His "concern" for the welfare of white farmers in SA led to an offer to evacuate those "victims of unjust racial discrimination." While many said they would prefer to stay, others have already packed their bags.

Trump has also caused forced evacuations in SA because of his freeze on aid funding at the start of the year. It wrecked many financially and put a lot of lives at risk.

Like with the US aid shutdown, the government will likely have to step in and assist in "cushioning" the impact. But as anyone who has since stood in the ever-growing line for a clinic can attest, this is only a wonky and ineffective Band-Aid.