American at White Cross Monument Convinced of Afrikaner Farmer Genocide Claims in South Africa

• An American man posted a video while at the Witkruis Monument, aka the Plaasmoorde Monument
• The tourist from the US shared his thoughts on the five hectares dedicated to victims of farm attacks, which target both black and white farmers
• In his post, the American saw the monument as evidence of an alleged genocide against Afrikaner farmers, a claim denied by the South African government and judiciary

A man from America visiting South Africa filmed a video while on the N1 between Mokopane and Polokwane. He stopped at the Witkruis Monument, a memorial for farm attack victims that went viral when Elon Musk used it as evidence of a white farmer genocide.

The American made a video at the Witkruis Monument, sharing how it made him feel. South Africans shared thoughts on the American, convinced he was seeing the truth.

A man in a video on Facebook, Jeff Zausch, was touched by the farm murders memorial site in Limpopo. He felt the memorial made him realise that he was being lied to because the crosses represent the murders of white South African farmers. He said he heard personal accounts about the people represented behind him. Jeff said the farmers were being murdered because of their race. He said:

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"This is happening.. I feel the energy, I feel the emotion here."

He cited statistics, including the drastic decrease in the number of white farmers since 1994 (the year apartheid ended), compared to now, after democracy. He concluded his video by taking a walk through the monument, showing the names and death dates of farm murder victims.

South Africa split over the American farm murders

Some people commented sincerely, thanking Jeff for his video affirming a white farmer genocide in South Africa. Others pointed out the high crime rate in the country, which local courts have often cited as the reason for farm murders in South Africa rather than race, according to the BBC. President Cyril Ramaphosa has also slammed claims of a white farmer genocide after the US started a refugee programme for Afrikaner farmers. Watch the video of the American here and read people's comments below:

Michelle Hayden said:

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"Thank you, Jeff, thank you! The plight of white farmers in South Africa is very, VERY real!! "

Annemarie Beukes added:

"Thank you for sharing this, Jeff Zausch. A reality every day. Closing in on Christmas, even the towns and cities are not safe. More than half of your salary must be spent on security measures every month."

Herbert Maschner, an anthropologist who works at the menorial, shared his hot take:

"This is a memorial to both black and white farmers who have died. There are no bodies here. Anyone can add a cross if they want. Your politics have made you ignorant . I work there, I have an office there, I have a South Africa-wide archaeology project there, and you are a fake."

Charles Featherstone wrote:

"It's not safe here. Most farmers sleep with a gun under their pillow. Don't kid ourselves."

Bongani Manju commented:

"The crime rate in our country is a direct consequence of the ANC government's failures."

Wendy Van Eyssen said:

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"Thank you for telling it as it is. It's not just white farmers, as other races are also murdered. South Africa is not an easy place to live in."

Other Briefly News stories about Afrikaner farmers

• South Africans were up in arms over an Afrikaner farmer who went to the US and was accused of lying about their ethnicity.
• A farmer from the Free State showed people that he got the king of the jungle as his protection from farm murders.

Proofreading by Roxanne Dos Ramos, copy editor at Briefly.co.za.

Source: Briefly News