By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - University of Johannesburg's Professor George Tsibani says there are significant risks in misusing the term genocide in South Africa while the country is still healing from the trauma of apartheid. This follows last week's meeting between President Cyril Ramaphosa and U.S President Donald Trump, which aimed at strengthening bilateral ties. During the meeting Trump presented videos and images to support his claims of a genocide taking place against white Afrikaners in South Africa. Professor Tsibani says the politically motivated use of the term genocide can distort public understanding, inflame racial divisions, and undermine legitimate human rights advocacy...

<p>By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - University of Johannesburg's Professor George Tsibani says there are significant risks in misusing the term genocide in South Africa while the country is still healing from the trauma of apartheid. This follows last week's meeting between President Cyril Ramaphosa and U.S President Donald Trump, which aimed at strengthening bilateral ties. During the meeting Trump presented videos and images to support his claims of a genocide taking place against white Afrikaners in South Africa. Professor Tsibani says the politically motivated use of the term genocide can distort public understanding, inflame racial divisions, and undermine legitimate human rights advocacy...</p>

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