# The ANC says it welcomes the courageous stance taken by Afrikaans-speaking South Africans. Nearly 50 Afrikaner academics, church leaders, and other professionals authored and co-signed a letter titled, Not in our Name: Afrikaners Respond to the Misuse of Their Story in US Politics. In the letter, they reject the US narrative that casts Afrikaners as victims of racial persecution in post-apartheid South Africa. ANC spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu says they note with appreciation the group’s clear rejection of attempts to distort the country’s history and weaponise it to advance far-right agendas abroad.
ANC welcomes Afrikaners speaking out against the misuse of their identity in the US