Are the white South Africans facing genocide, as Donald Trump claims?

US President Donald Trump has given members of the African refugee status in South Africa, claiming a genocide in the country.

Nearly 60 of them arrived in the United States after receiving asylum.

The South African government allowed the US Embassy to examine its applications in the country and let the group embark on a chartered flight from the Johannesburg International Airport – not scenes usually related to refugees running from persecution.

The history of South Africa online summarizes its identity, pointing out that “the modern Africainer has been derived mainly from the Western Europeans who settled at the southern end of Africa during the mid -17th century.”

A mixture of Dutch (34.8%), German (33.7%) and French (13.2%) settlers, they form a “unique cultural group” that identifies “entirely with African soil”, South African history online notedS

Their language, Africa, is quite similar to the Dutch.

But as they planted their roots in Africa, African, as well as other white communities, they forced blacks to leave their land.

Africa are also known as storms, which actually means a farmer, and the group is still closely linked to agriculture.

In 1948, a government, led by Africa-Africa Africa, introduced an apartheid or apartment, bringing racial segregation at a higher level.

This includes laws that banned racial marriages, retained many qualified and semi -skilled jobs for white people and forced blacks to live in what was called cities and homes.

In addition, they were denied a decent education, with Africa's leader Hendrik Vervoend notoriously noted in the 1950s that “blacks should never be displayed on the more green pastures of education. They need to know that their station in life is to be kept on a tree and the drawers of the water.”

The dominance of an African in South Africa ended in 1994, when blacks were allowed to vote for the first time in national elections, bringing Nelson Mandela and the African National Congress (ANC) of power.

Currently, Africa are over 2.5 million of over 60 million – about 4%.

None of the political parties of South Africa – including those representing Africanists and the white community as a whole – do not claim that there is genocide in South Africa.

But such claims have been spread to the right groups for many years, and Trump also refers to genocide in its first term.

The claims stem from attacks against white farmers or misleading information circulated online.

In February South African Judge rejected the idea of ​​genocide as “clearly imaginary” and “not real” when managed in a legacy case involving the donation of a wealthy benefactor of the white supreme group Boerelegioen.

South Africa does not release crime data based on race, but recent data revealed that 6,953 people were killed in the country between October and December 2024.

Of these, 12 were killed in agricultural attacks. Of the 12, he is one farmer, while five are farms inhabitants and four are employees who were probably black.

Defending his decision to give Africani refugee status, Trump said that “genocide” was being held in South Africa, white farmers were “brutally killed” and their “land is confiscated”.

Trump said he was not sure how he could attend the meeting at the top of the world leaders of the G -20, which should be held in South Africa later this year, in such an environment.

“I don't know how we can continue unless this situation takes care,” he added.

South Africa President Cyril Ramafosa said it was “completely false” to claim that “people of a particular race or culture are aimed at persecution.”

Referring to the first group to move to the United States, he said, “They leave because they do not want to accept the changes that are happening in our country and our constitution.”

Government denies that land is confiscated by farmers, saying that a bill Ramafosa signed a law in January It was aimed at dealing with the dedication to the land that blacks confronted during the White Minority rule.

However, the law was condemned by the Democratic Union (DA), Ramafosa's main coalition partner in the government. DA says it will challenge the law in the highest court of South Africa as it threatens property rights.

Trump's close adviser Elon Musk, who was born in South Africa, refers to “Racist Property Laws”, claiming that his satellite Internet service provider “is not allowed to work in South Africa simply because I'm not black.”

In order to work in South Africa, Starlink must receive licenses for network and services, which both require 30% property from historically unequal groups.

This applies mainly to the majority population of South Africa, which was excluded from the economy during the Apartheid racist system.

The independent communications body in South Africa (ICASA) – a regulatory body in the telecommunications and broadcast sectors – told the BBC that Starlink had never filed a license application.

Musk has also accused the fighters of economic freedom (EFF), the fourth largest party in South Africa, “actively promoting” genocide through a song that sings at its rallies.

The song of the trademark of Efr leader Julius Malema is “Shoot Boer, Shoot the Farmer”, which he sings at political rallies.

Afrikaner's lobby groups tried to ban the song, saying that it was highly inflammatory and is a speech of hatred.

However, South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal ruled that Malema was within the right to sing the texts – first promoted during the fight against apartheid – at political rallies.

The Court ruled that a “reasonably well -informed person” would understand that when “protesters are sung, even by politicians, the words are not intended to be understood literally, nor to understand the gesture of the shooting as a call for weapons or violence.”

Instead, the song was a “provocative way” of progressing the EFR's political program – which had to end the Land and Economic injustice.

The Lobby Group Afriforum filed a complaint against the decision, but the highest court of South Africa declined to hear the case, saying it had a little chance to succeed.

In 2023, former South Africa president Tabo Mbeki called on Malema to stop singing the song, stating that he was no longer politically relevant, as the fight against apartheid was over.

Anc says he is no longer singing, but he cannot “prescribe to other political parties what they have to sing.”

Although the rule of white minority ended in 1994, its effects are still felt.

The average standard of living is far higher for the white community than black people.

White people occupy 62.1% of the best management positions, although only 7.7% of the country's economically active population, according to a recent report by the South Africa Employment Commission.

The government has adopted a number of laws to try and compensate the balance, such as the widely -based economic empowerment and justice of employment.

A modified version of the second act imposes strict goals for hiring employees who are not white.

Although these laws have been widely welcomed by many South Africans, there is criticism that they can lead to corruption, for example, when contracts are given to friends and relatives of employees.

Critics were the Democratic Union, which, although part of the ruling coalition, has recently disputed the amended law of justice in court, saying that it will “do many more people marginalized in our economy than they are already.”

Sport Minister Gitton McKenzi, who is from DA, recently fled when working in his department was declared open only to the color, Asian and white population.

He defended this move, stating that he was applying the Employment Capital Act and guarantees that “all races are represented” because most of the people in his department were black.

It doesn't look like that.

In March, a business group said nearly 70,000 Africa were interested in moving to the United States after Trump's proposal – from approximately 2.5 million.

On Monday, the US Embassy in South Africa released a statement clarifying the displacement criteria, stating that it covers people from any racial minority, not just Africa, Who could cite an incident with a past persecution or fear of persecution in the future.

The most census of South Africa, made in 2022, shows that the colored (officially used term, which means that people of mixed racial origin) are the largest minority, representing 8% of the population. They are followed by white people, including Africans, 7%and asians at 3%.

Following Trump's proposal, the Afrikaner Solidarity lobbying group publishes an article on its website, heading: “Ten historical reasons to stay in South Africa.”

In parliament last week, the leader of the right free front Plus said they were engaged in South Africa.

“We are tied to Africa and will build a future for ourselves and our children here,” said Corne Mulder.

An additional additional report from Anul NGCOBO in Johannesburg