Trump administration welcomes first batch of white Afrikaners while US cuts off refugee programmes to other countries.

President Cyril Ramaphosa called the white South Africans “cowardly” for leaving for the United States. President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa said the white South Africans who left for the United States after being granted refugee status by President Trump were “cowardly,” as tensions mount between the two countries.

President Donald Trump and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa are scheduled to hold talks at the White House next week.