Ernst Roets
Ernst Roets is a prominent South African political activist and the deputy CEO of AfriForum, a civil rights organization that advocates for the rights of Afrikaners. He has gained attention for his campaigns highlighting alleged threats to the white farming community in South Africa, particularly in relation to land expropriation laws. Roets has been involved in lobbying efforts in the United States to gain support for Afrikaner rights and has appeared on various media platforms to discuss the perceived persecution of white farmers.
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Ernst Roets effectively persuaded the global alt-right enterprise that white farmers were being murdered as a targeted group in South Africa.
The fault lines of Charlie Kirk’s socio-political and theological nationalism – The Mail & Guardian
South Africa· 2025-09-21
Ernst Roets is a South African lobbyist for white rights who appeared on Tucker Carlson's YouTube channel.
Opinion | A South African Grift Lands in the Oval Office
United States· 2025-05-22
Ernst Roets, a leading personality on the Afrikaner right, showed his admiration for the US president.
Ramaphosa survives Trump ambush over 'white genocide'
United Kingdom· 2025-05-22
Malema suggested that former AfriForum deputy chief executive Ernst Roets should also lead by example and go to America.
Malema says Afrikaner asylum seekers look like ‘car guards’, not farmers – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-05-19Ernst Roets is a spokesperson for AfriForum, which projects an image of white victimhood in post-apartheid South Africa.
The problem of stupidity – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-04-11
Ernst Roets, former executive director of the Afrikaner Foundation, said many of his peers felt seen by Trump.
‘Mission South Africa’: Why Donald Trump is offering white Afrikaners refugee status
New Zealand· 2025-04-01
Ernst Roets mentioned that conservative activists in the US see South Africa as a warning for what could happen in the US.
Trump tenta usar sul-africanos brancos como um 'alerta' para seus seguidores nos Estados Unidos
Brazil· 2025-03-17
Ernst Roets mentioned that conservative activists in the US see South Africa as a warning for what could happen in the US.
Trump tenta usar sul-africanos brancos como um 'alerta' para seus seguidores nos Estados UnidosBrazil· 2025-03-17Ernst Roets travelled to the US to lobby the Trump administration regarding the redistribution of land in South Africa.
‘White supremacists in suits and ties’: the rightwing Afrikaner group in Trump’s ear | US newsUnited Kingdom· 2025-02-14
