Season 1

Is America really the place of hope and dreams - or just the next stop in South Africans' search for a little safety and stability? In Beloofde Land, Rian van Heerden takes you through South Africa and the USA to explore this question.

1. 1. Trump Se Bevel

   2026-01-06 · 49m

   Trump se Afrikaner-bevel het plaaslik tot groot debatte gelei. Sommiges het dit verwelkom en ander het die uitnodiging verwerp. Is Suid-Afrika steeds die Beloofde Land of lê Afrikaners se toekoms in die VSA?

2. 2. Die Boere

   2026-01-06 · 49m

   Is there really an Afrikaner genocide underway? Victims of farm attacks tell their traumatic stories and we visit two mega-farmers in particular to ask the question: Will the biggest farmers stay?

3. 3. In Amerika: H-2A

   2026-01-06 · 48m

   We're in America to find out more about the H-2A program that attracts foreign workers to US farms. Afrikaans farm workers talk about their experience and whether they want to stay permanently. And what do their bosses think?

4. 4. Die Nuwe Burgers

   2026-01-06 · 48m

   We talk to six South Africans who are now American citizens. How was the adjustment and is there still something they miss after all these years? Full-blooded Americans also give their opinions on South Africa

5. 5. Episode 5

   2026-01-06 · 48m

   The first group of 59 Afrikaner refugees to leave for America were resettled across America. We speak to two couples who were part of that first flight with their families.

6. 6. Episode 6

   2026-01-06 · 48m

   There are many South Africans leaving the country but also many returning. They may be the ideal people to find out if there are still more reasons to stay than accepting Trump's invitation. 48m left