As thousands more Afrikaners hope for admission to the US, others insist they need a different kind of help from the White House as South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa arrives on a visit.

In a White House meeting, the U.S. president is expected to point to alleged discrimination against white South Africans, a week after welcoming a group of them as refugees.

By Nellie Peyton, Nandita Bose JOHANNESBURG/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -South African President Cyril Ramaphosa heads to the White House on Wednesday on a delicate mission to persuade U.S. President Donald Trump to make deals with his country rather than scold and punish it as he has done since the start of his second term.