Afrikaner Woman Accused of Using Refugee Program To Reunite With Husband in US
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Afrikaner Woman Accused of Using Refugee Program To Reunite With Husband in US

  • One of the Afrikaner women who relocated to the United States after accepting President Donald Trump's refugee offer
  • The woman, who is originally from Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape, reportedly signed up as a refugee to reunite with her husband, who is living in the US
  • South Africans debated the woman's reasons, as some supported her and others criticised her

Tebogo Mokwena, a dedicated Briefly News current affairs journalist, contributed coverage of international and local social issues like health, corruption, education, unemployment, labour, service delivery protests and immigration in South Africa during his seven years at Daily Sun and Vutivi Business News.

An Afrikaner woman allegedly used the Afrikaner refugee program to be with her husband
An Afrikaner allegedly used the refugee program to reunite with her husband. Image: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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UNITED STATES — One of the South Africans who left for the United States to be refugees allegedly used the refugee program to join her husband, who is in the United States.

Gqeberha woman unites with husband

According to IOL, Jacqueline Botha, who lived in the suburb of Rowallan Park in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, is one of the Afrikaners who arrived in the United States from South Africa on 18 May 2025. However, questions surrounding the validity of the Afrikaners who are in the US have surfaced. They claimed to be victims of a white genocide and Afrikaner persecution, despite there being no evidence to substantiate their claims.

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An Afrikaner woman is reportedly in the US to be with her spouse
An Afrikaner is in the US for her man. Image: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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Botha reportedly left South Africa with her three children to join her husband, who has been living in the United States for the past two or three years. The suburb she lived in is also known to be safe, as it is quiet and has surveillance cameras. Her home also reportedly had surveillance cameras.

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South Africans debate

Netizens commenting on Facebook debated the woman's reasons for leaving the country.

Those who supported her

Suzanne Barrow asked:

"If her husband is there, she should be with him. What's wrong with that? Too many women have to live alone because of broad-based black economic empowerment, and the only job they can get is overseas."

Pat Brits said:

"Nothing wrong with that. Her husband had to work overseas because he could not get a job in South Africa because of his colour."

Malibongwe Zintwana said:

"Reuniting with her husband is very important."

Those who opposed her

Rendani Rends Makhado said:

"The apple doesn't fall far, hey. She's such an African like the rest of Africa."

Laetitia Flanagan said:

"And so the dominoes start falling. It was just a matter of time. Let's watch the supporters start dwindling."

Tsholofelo Phatlhane said:

"They played the USA."

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Cyril Ramaphosa arrives in Washington

In a related article, Briefly News reported that President Cyril Ramaphosa arrived in the United States of America for his working visit with Cyril Ramaphosa on 19 May. He departed from the country a day before with his delegation.

His delegation includes ministers Ronald Lamola, Parks Tau, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni and John Steenhuisen. Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya said the president is expecting to reset the two nations' relationship and centre the trade talks.

Source: Briefly News

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Tebogo Mokwena (Current Affairs editor) Tebogo Mokwena is the Deputy Head of the Current Affairs desk and a current affairs writer at Briefly News. With a Diploma in Journalism from ALISON, he has a strong background in digital journalism, having completed training with the Google News Initiative. He began his career as a journalist at Daily Sun, where he worked for four years before becoming a sub-editor and journalist at Capricorn Post. He then joined Vutivi Business News in 2020 before moving to Briefly News in 2023.

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