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South African farmers refute Trump: No 'white genocide'

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May 21, 2025

Last week, US President Trump claimed white farmers are "being killed" in post-apartheid South Africa and granted refugee status to dozens of Afrikaners. But Dr. de Jager, head of the Southern African Agri Initiative, told DW the farm attacks aren't genocide and offer no reason to flee.

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