“Gone Too Late”: Mzansi’s Last Goodbyes to the 8000 Afrikaners Leaving for America

“Gone Too Late”: Mzansi’s Last Goodbyes to the 8000 Afrikaners Leaving for America

  • South Africans said their last goodbyes to the Afrikaners who took up American President Donald Trump’s offer
  • The people of Mzansi have always been spicy about white South Africans leaving the country to live as refugees in the USA
  • A funny lady on TikTok filmed a scene where she wished the Afrikaners well on their new chapter overseas 

South Africans are enjoying the departure of Afrikaners and jetting off to America after Donald Trump invited them.

Mzansi's goodbye to Afrikaners
SA shares their last goodbyes to Afrikaners online. Image: @lylelackay
Source: TikTok

Earlier this year, the American President and his wingman, Elon Musk, accused the black-led South African government of being racist towards white people.

Afrikaners jet off to America

Earlier this year, American President Donald Trump invited white South Africans to live in America as refugees. Initially, 8000 people were interested in taking the offer, but only 49 left.

South Africans have been creating funny content about the Afrikaners who were ecstatic to start a new life in the United States. A funny lady on TikTok, Lyle, created a scene where she said her final goodbyes to white South Africans who were preparing to leave:

The video felt like an emotional movie scene where a mother was sending off her little son to boarding school. South Africans giggled as they watched the entertaining clip. 

Lyle captioned her TikTok video:

“Me to the 8000 Afrikaners leaving us for the US soon.”

Watch the TikTok video below:

Mzansi reacts to Afrikaners leaving SA

Social media users shared their thoughts in a thread of comments:

SA shares thoughts on Afrikaners who left
Afrikaners left for America to become refugees. Image: @lylelackay
Source: TikTok

@Matete wondered:

“Are we expected to have 8k new job openings?”

@Pfizer Söze highlighted:

“Gone too late.”

@🇿🇦 Indigo🤍🕉️ suggested:

“They must just leave their SA passports and IDs in the rubbish bin as they leave our lands, please.”

@_Biggie asked:

“They are not coming back, right?”

@jdrauff wrote:

“The fact that our country has gotten to this point is sad.”

@Thuto loved the well-produced video:

“Screaming. Oscar-nominated performance!”

@moby315 highlighted the root problem:

“Bye, my Afrikaner brothers, you will realise that we only loved you and wanted to teach you that love is stronger than hate. I hope you will one day realise how hate destroys you.”

@J9 said:

“The sad part of this is they don't know what awaits them that side. I hope and pray they did their homework.”

@Jimmona Mona-Lisa Oc shared:

“My concern is, a few months from now, we must send money for them to return to SA. They’ll make TikTok videos about being stuck in America, like, ‘Please help’.

@Zuby wondered:

“So America rejected the other over 7000?”

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Chuma Nontsele (Human Interest Editor) Chuma Nontsele is a human interest journalist for Briefly News (joined in 2024). Nontsele holds a Diploma in Journalism and started her career working at Daily Maverick as a news reporter. Later, she ventured into lifestyle and entertainment. Chuma has 3 years of experience as a journalist. You can reach her at chuma.nontsele@briefly.co.za

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