Was There Genocide in South Africa?

 

BY C STONE | STONE NEWS NETWORK ||| WASHINGTON, D.C.

Source: Barrons

Ouch. When the South African President visited the U.S. President in Washington today, he was shocked at what he said about white people in South Africa and genocide.  He had a stack of papers with a blog post and a photo from the DRC.

Via Barrons:

"Death of people, death, death, death, horrible death, death," Trump said as he flipped through the headlines, which he said were published in "the last few days."

"These are all people that recently got killed."

"Look, here's burial sites all over the place," said Trump. "These are all white farmers that are being buried."

We don't know how or what happened to the meeting.

This is where a large majority of black South Africans live: Terrible rat-infested tin cans. Apartheid is over, but the vast difference in income between white and black is astonishing.

From Jurist:

South Africa’s Expropriation Act of 2024, which allows for land seizure without compensation under specific circumstances, has become a flashpoint for controversy. While the South African government frames it as a necessary tool for land reform in a country still grappling with Apartheid’s legacy, Trump’s order characterizes it as inherently discriminatory.

To understand this complex issue and its implications, this explainer will examine South Africa’s historical context, the actual content of the new law, and the potential impact of the US response.

What do we need to know about South African history to understand the current land-reform controversy?

South Africa is not alone in its struggles to reckon with a national history rife with racial violence and discrimination. One thing that makes the country’s struggles unique is the recency of its segregationist legislation. Apartheid, a comprehensive system of racial segregation and discrimination, was the law of the land until 1994. Only 30 years have passed since the country’s white minority was afforded an officially privileged status, at the cost of the fundamental rights of the country’s Black majority.

Implemented in 1948, Apartheid built on many policies established by earlier colonial regimes. A core element of the national segregationist agenda was the Natives Land Act of 1913, which restricted Black South African land ownership to just 7% of the country’s territory (expanded to 13% in 1936). The law established “reserves” for Black South Africans, beyond which they were forbidden to rent or buy land. This resulted in mass forced evictions and removals of Black land owners. The Act created the foundation for territorial segregation and economic discrimination that would shape South Africa throughout the 20th century.

Read more here.

It's a very complicated issue that can't be boiled down into yes/no scenarios. We think South Africa will struggle with this for years.