US installation commemorates victims of South African ‘white genocide’
Memorial crosses installed in the US have revived erroneous claims of a ‘white genocide’ against farmers in South Africa…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Al Jazeera
WorldPingThousands 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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Memorial crosses installed in the US have revived erroneous claims of a ‘white genocide’ against farmers in South Africa…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Al Jazeera
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Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by BBC News
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Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by France 24
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Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by France 24
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Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Guardian
WorldPingOn Saturday night, there were separate mass shootings near South Africa's two largest cities.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by NPR