South Africa: No basis for US claim of humanitarian emergency for white people

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South Africa denies the U.S. Trump administration's claim of a humanitarian emergency affecting white populations in the country, calling the allegations baseless. The South African Foreign Ministry refutes systemic mistreatment allegations against Afrikaners, emphasizing factual inaccuracies.

South Africa shot back at the Trump administration’s claim of a humanitarian emergency for white people in the country, saying there is no basis for it. South African Foreign Ministry spokesperson Chrispin Phiri told The Associated Press on Wednesday that allegations about Afrikaners’ systemic mistreatment had no factual backing. Phiri added that some beneficiaries of…