Let’s take the case of J.R.R. Tolkien, born in Bloemfontein, South Africa. Some of the famous symbolism in The Lord of the Rings book and movie trilogy come straight out of South African history.

According to data compiled by South Africa police, which do not delineate by race, there were 51 murders on farms in 2022-23, out of a total of nearly 27,500 murders in the country.

He offered him a book. And he kept the compliments flowing, thanking Mr. Trump for providing South Africa with respirators during the Covid-19 pandemic.