JOHANNESBURG – Austrian President Alexander van der Bellen has described as “absolute nonsense” suggestions that there are human rights violations against white people in South Africa.
Van der Bellen has just wrapped up a joint media briefing at the Union Building in Pretoria with his counterpart, President Cyril Ramaphosa.
READ: Federal President of Austria Van der Bellen arrives in SA for 4-day visit
During the media briefing, an Austrian journalist asked President Van der Bellen about concerns raised back home around his visit to South Africa.
The journalist said that opposition parties had questioned why he was visiting a country with human rights violations against…
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