White South Africans supporting US President Donald Trump gather in front of the US Embassy in Pretoria on 15 February 2025. Photo: Marco Longari
Looking overseas now and tech billionaire Elon Musk has quit US President Donald Trump's administration.
South African born, Musk has had a lot of influence over the president and was in the room when Trump made false claims of a white genocide to the visiting South African president Cyril Ramaphosa.
To dig into where that idea comes from and how South Africans are being affected, Susie speaks to Dr Oscar Van Heerden, Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for African Diplomacy and Leadership at the University of Johannesburg.
