Nando's, the South African chicken chain, has used humor to respond to Donald Trump's offer of asylum to Afrikaners in America. The company's X account engaged with followers in broken Afrikaans, poking fun at the situation and reaffirming its commitment to South Africa.
Not funny? Nando’s has seemingly poked fun at US President Donald Trump ’s offer for Afrikaners to seek asylum in America.Over the past week, Trump and his SA-born advisor Elon Musk have accused the country of implementing “race-based discrimination” and “confiscating land’. This emanates from SA President Cyril Ramaphosa’s recent signing of the Expropriation Act.On it’s X account, Nando’s kicked off Monday with an Afrikaans greeting.
Another mentioned the boer community [farmers[, to which Nando’s responded: “n Boer maak ‘n plan, maar Nando’s sal ‘n better plan maak later!” CEO Kallie Kriel said in a media briefing: “We are indigenous to this country, and we are going nowhere. We are not going to ask our children to move to another country now. The fact is, our ancestors worked hard to make sure that we as a people are formed down in the southern tip of Africa. AfriForum thanked Trump and his administration for “recognising the discrimination that Afrikaners face through racial legislation.
The Democratic Alliance has launched a court bid to annul a land expropriation act that has sparked a spat with Donald Trump.
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