Afrikaner refugee's priviledged life in SA irks Americans

The South African

19-05-2025

Two prominent US actors have reacted to a Dan Corder video criticising Afrikaner 'refugee' Charl Kleinhaus's privileged life in South Africa.
The TV and radio personality called out the Mpumalanga businessman's claim of 'persecution' on the basis of his race.
Last week, Kleinhaus claimed he left behind a 'five-bedroom house ' and, ironically, his mother in his desperate quest to flee the country.
Over the weekend, Dan Corder posted a clip of him criticising Afrikaner 'refugee' Charl Kleinhaus. This comes after Kleinhaus – a Mpumalanga businessman – told the BBC that he had left behind a 'five-bedroom house' after he was 'threatened' by his community.
'If you are white, you are wrong in South Africa. I had nothing to do with Apartheid – nothing, nothing, nothing!', the 'refugee' said.
In recent days, Charl Kleinhaus has been fingered by internet sleuths as being a well-connected granite mining entrepreneur. Social media users have also questioned the circumstances surrounding his departure as well as his motive of becoming an 'Afrikaner refugee'.
Dan Corder also called out Kleinhaus for his anti-Semitic and Islamophobic past tweets, which the latter has defended.
Corder's video was reposted by outspoken US actor and comedian DL Hughley. It was also liked by Oscar-winning screen star Viola Davis, who often shows love for South Africa on her own Instagram account.
'All this here', Hughley captioned the post. He later reposted a clip of social media commentator Pieter Kriel, who has been outspoken about the 'misinformation' spread by white South Africans. View this post on Instagram
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Meanwhile, another American is accusing President Donald Trump of showing 'preferential treatment' to white South Africans, or 'Afrikaner refugees'.
TikToker @awondthegod3, who helps feed homeless Americans, has repeatedly criticised Trump's 'America First' stance. This comes after Trump's administration halted the refugee resettlement programme to other countries.
He posted on one TikTok: 'Trump denied over 12 000 TRUE REFUGEES asylum, with his ban on immigration. Some of them had flights booked and had been waiting for years.
'What did it take for those South African, unvetted, alleged refugees to get a chartered flight to collect benefits?'
He added: 'There's privilege in the air'.
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