“We had meetings with officials upon invitation and discussed substantive matters in depth, which, for the sake of an ongoing conversation and our honor towards newfound contacts, we will only specify publicly later.”

The South African government has attacked those who have gone knocking on Washington’s doors. 

“These groups do not represent the majority of South Africans, whether it’s the Orania movement or it’s AfriForum or it’s this Cape Independence Advocacy,” the presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya told reporters March 20.

The State Department spokesperson made the administration’s viewpoint clear to Fox News Digital this week.

“Through his executive order, the president has taken steps to hold the government of South Africa accountable for the violation of Afrikaner rights and has instructed the administration to prioritize humanitarian relief for Afrikaners who are victims of unjust racial discrimination,” the spokesperson said. 

Orania’s farmers grow corn, wheat, pecans and almonds and also raise livestock.  (Riaan Badenhorst/ Orania Movement)

Hanli Pieters, who works at Bo-Karoo Opleiding, Orania’s college, is proud of being an Afrikaner and told Fox News Digital she wants to stay in Orania. 

“I choose to live in Orania because it offers what so few places can — a safe and purposeful future for Afrikaners. Here, I can live, pray without fear and speak Afrikaans not as a formality, but as the heartbeat of my daily life. We take hands as a community to build, to work and to grow. Orania is where Afrikaner identity becomes legacy.”

Fox News Digital reached out to the South African government for comment but had not received a response at the time of publication.