By Akani Nkuna
ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula says South Africa is “under siege,” accusing AfriForum of colluding with the United States government to spread false claims of a so-called white genocide in the country.
Speaking at a people’s march in Johannesburg on Saturday, Mbalula said the event marked the beginning of a broader effort to unite the nation.
Led by the ANC and its alliance partners, the march honoured victims of the Sharpeville Massacre while also commemorating 30 years of South Africa’s Constitution.
Addressing throngs of party supporters, Mbalula dismissed what he called persistent, unfounded allegations and stereotypes about a “white genocide,” describing South Africa as a peaceful country that belongs to all who live in it.
“There are lies being spread by the likes of Afriforum and others. Lies that white people are being killed in this country. Donald Trump had them assurances that they should go to America,
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