South Africans echo Mr Janse van Vuuren’s sentiments, there are also those who see themselves as a persecuted minority.

On Monday, the first group of 59 Afrikaners granted refugee status arrived at the Dulles airport near Washington DC after choosing to leave their home country. The arrival of the group drew dismay and outrage across South Africa, as the country’s civil society and leadership sought to dispel the claims that the white minority was being persecuted. … Read more

Do Afrikaners want to take Trump up on his South African refugee offer

Ulrich Janse van Vuuren has made it his passion to share and showcase some of South Africa’s best features with his legion of social media followers. The 38-year-old white South African often takes snapshots capturing scenes such as a cold Johannesburg morning, the purple Jacaranda trees famously associated with Pretoria or Cape Town’s popular beachfronts. … Read more

Juror removed from mushroom lunch murder trial

A juror in the trial of an Australian woman accused of killing three relatives by feeding them poisonous mushrooms has been removed for possible misconduct. Erin Patterson – who has pleaded not guilty – is on trial for the murder of three people and the attempted murder of another, after they ate lunch at her … Read more