Donald Trump's recent remarks concerning South Africa's racial dynamics have ignited a significant debate over race relations in the nation. His claims regarding the threat to White Afrikaners have amplified frustrations about the lack of progress in achieving a truly equal society since the end of apartheid. The youth, known as the 'born frees', are experiencing unfamiliar racial tensions, complicating their views on a society promised to be nonracial. Despite efforts to address the country's glaring inequalities and crime rates, South Africa remains the world's most unequal society. These comments have catalyzed discussions on historical grievances from both White and Black South Africans.
Trump has forced SA to confront our crime scourge, read an editorial from News24, the country's biggest online publication.
This genocide debate is awkward, man, I don't know, said Relebogile Thekiso, a Black graphic design intern in Johannesburg.
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