The Trump administration said Afrikaners, the descendants of predominantly Dutch 17th century settlers, could come to the United States as refugees, lending credence to AfriForum's complaint that they are being persecuted, which is disputed by the South African government and most political parties.
MK, the party of South Africa’s ex-president Jacob Zuma, filed a treason complaint on Monday to Cape Town’s central police station against AfriForum, which has been lobbying against the redistribution law in US media and political circles.
MK is a populist opposition party that strongly advocates land redistribution and rose quickly to come third in last year's general elections, taking significant support away from the ruling African National Congress, which lost its majority.
The US president last week signed an executive order cutting financial assistance to South Africa citing a land expropriation act.
AfriForum rejects the law as an assault on property rights and has been campaigning actively for years in the United States against South African land reform efforts.
