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Institute of Race Relations says majority of South Africans reject ‘white genocide’ claim

# The Institute of Race Relations says most South Africans reject claims of a white genocide in the country. Its March poll shows 72-percent disagreed with the claim, while 19-percent agreed. The survey also indicated 70-percent do not want government to use apartheid-era racial categories when deciding who gets jobs and business opportunities. The institute’s Hermann Pretorius says 89-percent believe people of different races need each other to make progress and should have equal opportunities.