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Mandela's Great-Grandson Urges Trump to Deport Afrikaner Refugees

6/26/2025

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Mayibuye Melisizwe Mandela, the great-grandson of Nelson Mandela, has called on President Trump to deport Afrikaner refugees, arguing they lack asylum qualifications. He vehemently rejected Trump's claims of a white genocide in South Africa, which the government disputes. Mandela has also taken a stand by filing criminal charges against those spreading this narrative, highlighting that crime, not race, fuels violence in his homeland.

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Mayibuye Melisizwe Mandela, the great-grandson of Nelson Mandela, has called on President Trump to deport Afrikaner refugees, arguing they lack asylum qualifications. He vehemently rejected Trump's claims of a white genocide in South Africa, which the government disputes. Mandela has also taken a stand by filing criminal charges against those spreading this narrative, highlighting that crime, not race, fuels violence in his homeland.