The US president says "people are fleeing South Africa for their own safety... their land is being confiscated and in many cases they're being killed". But Cyril Ramaphosa pushed back against Mr Trump's accusations.

Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies and former ambassador Michelle Gavin breaks down the tense U.S.-South Africa meeting at the White House.

South Africa's latest crime statistics debunk claims that a genocide is being committed against white people, the country's police minister has said. The widely discredited allegation was amplified by US President Donald Trump on Wednesday, in an extraordinary meeting with his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa.