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South African Christians Condemn Trump ‘Weaponizing’ Racial Politics

By Christina Stanton
A guide walks through the olive orchard at Babylonstoren at the foot of Simonsberg in the Franschhoek wine valley in Cape Town, South Africa, Sept. 12, 2024. REUTERS/Esa Alexander
Feb 21, 2025
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An executive order from the White House took aim at recent policies in South Africa designed to heal old wounds left over from apartheid. Now, a group of white South African religious leaders are pushing back on President Donald Trump's claims.

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A guide walks through the olive orchard at Babylonstoren at the foot of Simonsberg in the Franschhoek wine valley in Cape Town, South Africa, Sept. 12, 2024. REUTERS/Esa Alexander