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In reply to the discussion: Why are the White SAfricans coming here as refugees. Explain it like I was 5 [View all]muriel_volestrangler
(105,559 posts)34. Out of 6,953 murders in South Africa Oct-Dec 2024, one was a "farmer", five "farm dwellers"
Claims of white genocide 'not real', South African court rules
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But despite numerous claims in the past of the systematic targeting of the country's white Afrikaner minority group, local crime statistics figures paint a different picture.
South Africa does not release crime figures based on race but the latest figures revealed that 6,953 people were murdered in the country between October and December 2024.
Of these, 12 were killed in farm attacks. Of the 12, one was a farmer, while five were farm dwellers and four were employees, who are likely to have been black.
In contrast, 961 women were murdered alongside 273 children.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyj1198wy3o
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But despite numerous claims in the past of the systematic targeting of the country's white Afrikaner minority group, local crime statistics figures paint a different picture.
South Africa does not release crime figures based on race but the latest figures revealed that 6,953 people were murdered in the country between October and December 2024.
Of these, 12 were killed in farm attacks. Of the 12, one was a farmer, while five were farm dwellers and four were employees, who are likely to have been black.
In contrast, 961 women were murdered alongside 273 children.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyj1198wy3o
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Why are the White SAfricans coming here as refugees. Explain it like I was 5 [View all]
irisblue
May 2025
OP
I suspect that these S. A. "refugees" are thoroughly vetted and selected before coming.
DFW
May 2025
#4
Out of 6,953 murders in South Africa Oct-Dec 2024, one was a "farmer", five "farm dwellers"
muriel_volestrangler
May 2025
#34
The South African government has been redistributing land away from minority whites to blacks
jmbar2
May 2025
#8
Once upon a time a lot of white people moved to South Africa so that they could control the gold and diamond industries
meadowlander
May 2025
#10
I've moved to New Zealand and support Treaty of Waitangi settlement redress for Maori
meadowlander
May 2025
#38
It's easier to address historical injustices when it's someone else's stuff you're demanding be given back
questionseverything
May 2025
#42
I do but as rule more vote Republican today and South Africacans probably a greater percentage will. nt
doc03
May 2025
#29
Your asshole big brother wants those disappointed white supremist to know they have a place ...
marble falls
May 2025
#27