After South Africa’s new government was unveiled in late June, online users shared viral Wikipedia screenshots allegedly proving that Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber was born in Zimbabwe.
However, AFP Fact Check found that his Wikipedia entry was changed several times in the space of a few hours after the cabinet announcement, before reverting to the original version created in 2020, which cites South Africa’s Namaqualand as Schreiber’s birthplace.
“BREAKING NEWS: The Republic of South Africa demands answers as the DA Minister of Home Affairs Leon Schreiber who is alleged to a Zimbabwean foreigner is given a key position in country Its latest post includes four Wikipedia screenshots from Schreiber’s page: two highlight his new government role and two mark his birthplace as Zimbabwe.The post adds: “On Wikipedia Leon’s place of birth was changed 5 hours ago from Zimbabwe to South Africa, this is happening while South Africa is watching.” . One of the accounts is dedicated to the anti-immigrant movement turned political party Put South Africa First, which AFP Fact Check has debunked multiple times.
After this battle of revisions, the birthplace was once again listed as Namaqualand in South Africa’s Northern Cape province on July 1.). These entries have been online long before his appointment in 2024, and also say that he hails from Namaqualand. Drew my first breath at Radie Kotze clinic in Piketberg - “die skuins dorp met die regop mense.” Grew up in Kleinzee in Namaqualand, followed by studies in Stellenbosch, Berlin and Princeton. And until my last breath, I will fight for the country I love against liars and looters.
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