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South African journalist and former model Jani Allan is best known for her alleged affair with right-wing AWB leader, Eugène Terre'Blanche. 54-year old Allan was born in South Africa and raised in England, later returing to South Africa. Allan previously worked for The Sunday Times and later left South Africa following the story of the affair breaking out and a bomb exploding in her apartment. Having left South Africa, Allan was found to be residing in London. She again captured South African and British media attention when she sued Britain's Channel 4 following their content of her inclusion in a documentary about the AWB and its right-wing activities. However, Allan lost the court case and further details of the alleged affair with Terre'blanche surfaced in the courts. Later Allan, was supposedly working as an 'unwitting' spy with her boss, former SABC journalist Cliff Saunders.[1]

In the late 90's, Allan resurfaced in South Africa as host on the Friday night 'Jani Allan show' for radio station Cape Talk Radio. In September 1999, the show and Allan-herself caused controversy during an interview with American right-winger Keith Johnson of the Militia of Montana. Johnson made remarks about abbinical teachings, Israel, Hitler and the Holocaust. As well as outlining global conspiracy theory, he denounced homosexuality, race mixing and former South African President, Nelson Mandela. Allan sparked controversy, as she did not correct Johnson regarding these issues. The interview[2] gained a considerable negative reaction from viewers and an apology was broadcast two days later. Allan hosted the 3 hour evening show for three years, but her contract was terminated in October 2000. Allan commented that the owners of the station found her style too politically incorrect and controversial.[3]

The following year, in 2001, Allan relocated to the United States and six months later married an American. The couple later split. In 2004, she sparked controversy in the South African and American media following an interview[4] with Jeff Rense on United States Radio. Allan accused Thabo Mbeki's ANC-led government of targetting white South Africans, particularly Afrikaners, with a genocide campaign. The allegations were sparked by the high proportion of white farm killings taking place in rural South Africa, and were reinforced by the forced and violent removals of white farms in neighbouring Zimbabwe. Allan also asked for American families to start sponsoring Afrikaner families as political refugees. Allan claimed Mbeki 'has a total obsession with race, that he hates the Afrikaner people and that he is obsessed with what he terms 'colonial oppression'. Apart for alleged genocide, another reason which reinforced Allan's decision to depart South Africa was following an incident where she was held up at gunpoint in Cape Town. Allan currently resides in Pennsylvania.

Allan has also written a book White Sunset regarding the break-up of white society in South Africa.

• Official web site
• Jani Allan letter on Mbeki