AKA’s Tweets Resurface Following President Ramaphosa’s White House Visit Amid White Genocide Allegations. As President Cyril Ramaphosa met with newly re-elected U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House this week to address longstanding allegations of “white genocide” in South Africa, the internet has unearthed and reignited debate around resurfaced tweets by the late rapper AKA — whose fiery patriotism and sharp takes on the matter have once again become a lightning rod in South Africa’s digital discourse.
The meeting between Ramaphosa and Trump was centred on strengthening bilateral trade relations and tackling the contentious issue of land reform in South Africa, which in recent years has been misrepresented in Western media, often stoking conspiracy theories about systematic violence against white farmers. Trump’s administration had previously shown interest in these claims, sparking diplomatic tension.
Against this backdrop, social media users began resharing a series of 2018 tweets from Kiernan “AKA” Forbes, the iconic South African rapper who was tragically murdered in 2023. His words, at the time a response to the global narrative about so-called “white genocide,” are now being viewed through a renewed lens.
“Bullshit. Speak facts!!! If there really was a ‘genocide’ or ‘massacre’ of your citizens in this country, wouldn’t your government have announced the NAMES or number of fatalities?? CNN fed you fake news, and you devoured it,” wrote AKA in a now-viral tweet. In another, he passionately stated: “Let no ONE deter you from your patriotism. PROTECT your COUNTRY and its REPUTATION at ALL COSTS.”
The rapper’s resurfaced remarks have reignited debate among South Africans online. For some, his words are a timeless defence of national sovereignty and a challenge to fear-driven misinformation campaigns. For others, they represent the complexities of nationalism in a country still grappling with its deep-seated racial inequalities and violent crime.
Others believe the resurfacing of these tweets highlights a long-standing tension between how South Africa is portrayed internationally and how its citizens interpret and experience life on the ground.
Meanwhile, AKA — who was tragically killed in 2023 — continues to find his voice amplified posthumously, this time not for his chart-topping hits, but for his fierce nationalistic views and unapologetic defence of South Africa’s global image.
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