According to a South African friend of mine back when I was staying in Atlanta in 2013/14, for a cherry on top of the sh!t sundae, the Zulus were getting Islamized.
Nelson Mandela was a member of the Xhosa tribe. I assume that most members of the ANC are Xhosa members.
Atlanta has had a big SA ex-pat Jewish community since at least the mid-1970s, I’ve known several over the years. Not Jewish, just ran into them in the normal course of life, in both professional and political settings.
Have a friend who got out of SA more than 20 years ago. He still goes back from time to time for business, and I think has a brother who is still there. His wife will simply not go back to SA for any reason.
You certainly had it right vs. your SA friends.
Do you have a reference for that? I am residing in the general neighborhood so am interested.