Lee, 16, says he and most of his friends use nicotine pouches – although he wishes he had never started.
Mr Janse van Vuuren said that the debate about the status of Afrikaners in South Africa had only served to make him "more determined than ever to step up and contribute to South Africa in every way I can".Four centuries after the first group of Dutch settlers arrived in what is now South Africa, most Afrikaners regard themselves as fully African – as seen in the name – and no longer identify with their European roots.
But many are unhappy both with the high crime rate and the government's policies aimed at reducing economic inequality in the country – especially athat allowed the government to seize land without compensation "when it is just and equitable and in the public interest". White South Africans are 7% of the country's population, but own half of its farmland.Some Afrikaners are farmers and see the law as being aimed at them.
Trump said the legislation prompted him to offer to help resettle "Afrikaner refugees escaping government-sponsored race-based discrimination".The status of white South African farmers has long been a rallying cry on the right and far-right of American politics.
But despite numerous claims in the past of the systematic targeting of the country's white Afrikaner minority group, local crime statistics figures paint a different picture.
South Africa does not release crime figures based on race but the latest figures revealed that 6,953 people were murdered in the country between October and December 2024. Of these, 12 were killed in farm attacks. Of the 12, one was a farmer, while five were farm dwellers and four were employees, who are likely to have been black.Andrew Bradley, sustainable travel lead, net zero travel and transport for NHS England, said: "We hope this project will be the first of many, showcasing what is possible."
.Going back to the Moon after half a century, and then to Mars, literally means reinventing the wheel.
After all, Mars is a long way to come back if you get a flat."One thing you cannot have is a puncture," says Florent Menegaux, chief executive of the French tyre-maker Michelin.