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South Africa to expel Kenyans working on US Afrikaner 'refugee' applications

US President Donald Trump shows a picture as he meets with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 21, 2025. [AFP]

South African authorities have arrested and will expel seven Kenyans accused of working without the correct documentation on a US government programme to accept white Afrikaners as "refugees", the home affairs department said Wednesday.

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