“Being a farmer myself and experiencing one of the worst droughts in sub-Saharan Africa and the damage it caused has broken me. My sole intention was to alleviate their suffering.
“My utterances are truly regrettable I am sorry, I am asking for forgiveness and I hereby repent,” Buchan told the media at a briefing on Tuesday afternoon.
According to News24 the Christian Leaders Forum, together with Buchan, briefed the media following an extensive meeting regarding the evangelist pastor’s statement.
“We have been behind the scenes questioning, seeking answers for two hours from Angus. We were able to come up with a solution and to hear from him,” Reverend Chris Mathebula said.
Buchan apologised once again to the country and denounced any idea of a “special nation”.
Buchan made headlines last week for his remarks, captured in an audio recording, that only Jewish and Afrikaans people shared a covenant with God. The meeting was planned to take place at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria in February 2020. The audio clip was shared by EFF deputy president Floyd Shivambu on his Twitter page of Buchan convening a prayer meeting called “Staan op vir Jesus” (stand up for Jesus).
A racist Boer Pastor Angus Buchan says it’s only the Boers & Jews who have a covenant with God,& he’s convening a predominantly Boers meeting in Loftus Rugby Stadium in February 2020. You can wish whatever you want Afrika, but these people don’t want us. https://t.co/CwkvHjbOQF
— Floyd Shivambu (@FloydShivambu) November 5, 2019
