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By GERALD IMRAY<\/strong><\/p>\n

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) \u2014 U.S. President Donald Trump has expanded the number of refugee places available for white South Africans, saying there have been \u201crecent increases in the incitement of racially motivated violence\u201d against them by their Black-led government and other political parties.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s not clear what incitement Trump was referring to when his administration made the announcement Tuesday of 10,000 additional places for white South Africans in the refugee program this year to raise it to 17,500.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s Trump\u2019s latest contention that minority white Afrikaners are being persecuted, which the South African government denies.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a look at what Trump says is happening to white people in South Africa to justify their resettlement and why his position that they are being persecuted is condemned as baseless:<\/p>\n

Attacks on farmers<\/h4>\n

Trump laid the foundation for the resettlement of Afrikaners in an executive order last year that said they were victims of racial violence fueled by government actions.<\/p>\n

Afrikaners are white South Africans descended from mainly Dutch and French settlers who first came to South Africa in the 1600s.<\/p>\n

The U.S. has cited a small number of home attacks on white farmers as evidence of racial persecution. The South African government and analysts say that\u2019s a distortion of the facts, because Black farmers and farmworkers are also killed and injured in what are largely violent robberies and not racial attacks.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s true that South Africa has a violent crime problem that affects all races, including white farmers.<\/p>\n

There were more than 23,000 homicides across South Africa from April 1, 2025, to March 31, 2026, according to official annual crime statistics, affecting all races but mostly the poor Black majority. In comparison, there were 29 homicides on farms in 2025, according to the Afrikaner lobby group, AfriForum. Farm killings represent about 0.1% of homicides.<\/p>\n

South African police say Black people were also killed in those farm homicides, though they don\u2019t typically break rural crimes down as a separate category or by the race of victims.<\/p>\n

AfriForum, the Afrikaner group at the forefront of raising concerns over rural crimes, also doesn\u2019t publish how many Black farmers and farmworkers were killed, saying it \u201cdoes not racialize the issue.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Anti-white rhetoric<\/h4>\n

The Trump administration said that a recent increase in incitement to racial violence by the South African government and other politicians led to \u201can unforeseen emergency refugee situation\u201d and \u201cgrave humanitarian concerns\u201d for Afrikaners.<\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t clear what he was referring to, because there has been no public incitement to violence by the South African government, which is made up of a coalition of 10 political parties \u2014 some of which are led by white people. White people, including some with Afrikaner heritage, serve in South Africa\u2019s Cabinet.<\/p>\n

Afrikaners are part of South Africa\u2019s white minority, which also includes white people with British and other heritage. There are around 4.5 million white people in South Africa\u2019s population of 62 million, which is more than 80% Black, but also has other minorities with Indian and multiracial heritage.<\/p>\n

Allegations of an \u201cemergency refugee situation\u201d for Afrikaners aren\u2019t reflected in everyday life in South Africa, where Afrikaners are prominent politicians, business leaders and sports stars.<\/p>\n

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Their language, Afrikaans, is widely spoken and taught in schools as one of the country\u2019s 11 official languages, and Afrikaner monuments and churches stand and are maintained as part of the country\u2019s multicultural makeup.<\/p>\n

The Trump administration has previously focused on one far-left opposition party in South Africa, which has stoked racial tensions by sometimes using a decades-old chant from the era of resistance to the apartheid system of white minority rule, which ended in 1994. The chant has the lyrics \u201ckill the Boer\u201d \u2014 with Boer referring to white farmer \u2014 and it has been investigated for hate speech.<\/p>\n

The South African government hasn\u2019t condemned the chant, saying it has a historical place connected to the fight against apartheid and shouldn\u2019t be taken literally. Some Afrikaner groups like AfriForum have criticized the government for that stance and called for the chant to be outlawed.<\/p>\n

The far-left party isn\u2019t part of the government and has no power on the national stage.<\/p>\n

Affirmative action laws<\/h4>\n

South Africa\u2019s affirmative action laws have also been cited by the Trump administration as evidence of anti-white policies. The laws are aimed at advancing opportunities for Black people and others who were oppressed under white minority rule. They also are meant to help women and people with disabilities, though how successful they\u2019ve been is debated.<\/p>\n

They have become a focus for Trump allies like South African-born billionaire Elon Musk, who has said he was prevented from getting a license for his Starlink satellite internet service in South Africa because he\u2019s white.<\/p>\n

The government says that\u2019s a distortion. Starlink can operate in South Africa, though it needs to follow affirmative action regulations in that sector that require previously disadvantaged groups to have a minority stake in any local entities. The South African government says more than 600 American companies currently operate in South Africa and follow affirmative action regulations.<\/p>\n

Afrikaners\u2019 refugee status<\/h4>\n

The South African government has previously said that Afrikaners are free to leave for the U.S., just as other South Africans have emigrated in search of opportunities in other countries. However, the government says they shouldn\u2019t be classified as refugees fleeing persecution.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe assertion that white Afrikaners, in particular, endure systemic persecution is entirely without foundation,\u201d South African foreign ministry spokesperson Chrispin Phiri said in a statement to The Associated Press on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Around 6,000 South Africans have moved to the U.S. since the Afrikaner program started last year, according to the U.S. government.<\/p>\n

Other issues with South Africa<\/h4>\n

The Trump administration has a larger problem with South Africa\u2019s government, especially its stance on the Israel-Palestinian issue. South Africa, a longtime supporter of the Palestinian cause, has accused close U.S. ally Israel of genocide in Gaza in a highly emotive case at the United Nations\u2019 top court.<\/p>\n

Israel, founded in the aftermath of the Holocaust, has vehemently denied the allegations, and countered that the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, was itself a genocidal act.<\/p>\n

The U.S. has cited South Africa\u2019s position on that issue, and the country\u2019s diplomatic relations with Iran, as evidence of an anti-American foreign policy, which South Africa denies.<\/p>\n

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Michelle Gumede contributed to this report from Johannesburg.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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