World● Elevated3d ago · Nov 2, 2026, 10:48 AM
Five arrested after South African farmer shot and tortured
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from BBC World · Sub-Saharan Africa
The attack on Donovan Marx, 50, comes as right-wing groups say there is a genocide of white people - a claim widely discredited.
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