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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Shweta Sharma

South African court dismisses claim of ‘white genocide’ in country

File. White South Africans holding crosses march to protest against the violent murder of farmers which they term ‘genocide and oppressive state policies in favour of blacks’ in Pretoria in 2013 - (AFP via Getty)

A South African court dismissed allegations of “white genocide” in the country as "clearly imagined" and "not real", negating claims by former US president Donald Trump and his adviser Elon Musk.

The Western Cape High Court was ruling on the validity of a £1.7m bequest to Afrikaner nationalist group Boerelegioen.

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