President Donald Trump’s recent interventions on South Africa have been met with outrage in the liberal media, which has escalated its scrutiny of every misstatement or exaggeration attributed to the president. While these media outlets focus on Trump’s statements, the local concerns in South Africa revolve around the country’s high rates of violence and property rights issues, which contrast sharply with Western media narratives. The article underscores the severity of South Africa’s violent society, with over 650,000 deaths attributed to violence since the country became a democracy in 1994. This figure is more than the number of intentional homicides across the Western world combined over the same period, despite the significantly larger population in the West. The murder rate in South Africa, at 40 per 100,000 people, is much higher than the global average of six per 100,000. The article also explores the issue of armed raids on commercial farmsteads, which have become a prevalent concern in the region. These attacks, which exhibit a disproportionately high incidence of murder compared to similar incidents elsewhere, highlight the broader pattern of violence in the country. Additionally, the article addresses the misconception regarding land ownership, noting that it is not as imbalanced as often portrayed in Western media. The local population’s primary concerns, such as job creation, take precedence over land reform issues.