Trump’s false claims spark a renewed racial reckoning in SA

‘Genocide’ claims forced race to the forefront of national conversation

23 May 2025 - 08:19

By Lesley Wroughton and Tabelo Timse

US President Donald Trump’s false “genocide” claims forced race to the forefront of national conversation in SA in a way rarely seen since the end of apartheid.

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