Are claims of a white genocide in South Africa real?

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Thousands of white crosses have been displayed in Washington by an Afrikaner lobby group But South Africa's new ambassador Roelf Meyer says there is not a genocide.

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  • Reported by BBC News and published Sat, 26 Sep 2026 21:20:17 UTC.

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  1. Are claims of a white genocide in South Africa real?

  2. South Africa reels from spate of mass shootings that killed 38 people in a week

  3. At least 27 dead after two mass shootings in South Africa, police say

  4. US installation commemorates victims of South African ‘white genocide’

  5. Femicides on the rise in South Africa

  6. South Africa shootings leave 27 killed

  7. Two mass shootings in South Africa leave 27 dead

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