Johann Rupert says illegal immigrants are driving South Africa’s high murder rate

Businessman Johann Rupert emphasised that violent crime affects all races in South Africa, not just white people.

He formed part of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s delegation that met with US President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday, 21 May.

The Presidency stated that the visit aims to reset and revitalise bilateral relations between South Africa and the United States, with a specific focus on reframing economic and commercial ties.

JOHANN RUPERT SAYS CRIME IN SA DOESN’T AFFECT ONLY WHITE FARMERS

Despite the South African government disputing the white genocide myth several times, even through diplomatic channels, Trump insists that Afrikaners are under persecution in South Africa.

Last Monday, a group of 49 Afrikaners, including children landed in the US. This, after US President Donald Trump signed an executive order granting white farmers asylum, falsely saying they were being persecuted, and the South African government was confiscating their land and farms without compensation.

During the visit, Trump ambushed Ramaphosa and his delegation about farm murders and land expropriation without compensation.

Trump even went as far as handing out articles about farm attacks and murders in South Africa. He also played videos of Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema singing the chant ‘Kill the Boer, kill the farmer’ and questioned why Malema has not been arrested for his utterances.

In March, the Constitutional Court’s decision to dismiss lobby group AfriForum’s leave to appeal the Supreme Court of Appeal’s decision which ruled that the ‘Kill the Boer, Kill the farmer’ chant does not constitute hate speech.

In response to the alleged white genocide, Johann Rupert said the main issue in South Africa is crime and it doesn’t affect white farmers only, but it’s across the board.

“It’s not only white farmers, it’s across the board. We need technological help, we need Starlink at every police station, we need drones,” he said as he pleaded for help to deal with crime in SA.

Rupert said the country has a serious problem of illegal immigrants and unemployment, which contributes to the overall high rate of crime.