South African Students in USA Share Insight Into Elections As Race Between Trump and Harris Heats Up
- Takalani Molaoa and Monthati Masebe are just two of the thousands of South Africans living in the United States of America
- Molaoa described how the feeling on the ground was more a sense of concern rather than excitement at the time of the elections
- Masebe touched on how the student political landscape in America differs from the scene in South Africa
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All eyes were on the United States presidential race as Donald Trump and Kamala Harris faced off. While many South Africans followed the situation from a distance, two locals observed the unfolding action from much closer.
Takalani Molaoa and Monthati Masebe, both studying in the US, shared their experience of the elections at ground level.
More concern than excitement
Molaoa, who has a sports scholarship at North West Missouri State University, described her friend group's feelings as more concern than excitement.
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Based in Maryville, Missouri, the Polokwane-born student said those she interacted with had leaned more towards Democratic candidate Harris.
Molaoa, on a tennis scholarship, also expressed concern over being a student from another country. Trump previously expressed plans to deport illegal foreigners, with Molaoa saying she was worried how this would affect those who were there legally.
She already noted that more colleges were sponsoring American students over those from abroad.
The difference in student politics
Masebe, a Duke University student based in Durham, North Carolina, noted how different student politics are in the US compared to South Africa.
She explained that SA's student political scene was more robust.
“People organise and lobby and engage in political conversations differently (in America), so there is not as much open public discussion about where people are leaning towards,” she said.
Billionaires supporting Donald Trump
In recent news, Briefly News reported that Trump had reignited his campaign with backing from some of America's wealthiest individuals ahead of his election victory while the presidential election intensified.
Key figures ramped up their financial contributions, helping the former president to close the fundraising gap with President Joe Biden.
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