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Trump threatens South Africa over land seizures from "certain classes"
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed a law allowing for the expropriation of land without compensation in certain circumstances, a move that has been criticized by former US President Donald Trump. Trump has threatened to cut all US aid to South Africa, claiming that a "massive human rights violation" is unfolding in the country. However, Ramaphosa has denied Trump's allegations, stating that no land has been confiscated and that the government looks forward to engaging with the Trump administration on land reform policy.
South Africa is confiscating land, and treating certain classes of people very badly. The United States won't stand for it, we will act. Also, I will be cutting off all future funding to South Africa until a full investigation of this situation has been completed!
So that's under investigation right now. We'll make a determination, and until such time as we find out what South Africa is doing — they're taking away land and confiscating land, and actually they're doing things that are perhaps far worse than that.
South Africa is a constitutional democracy that is deeply rooted in the rule of law, justice and equality. The South African government has not confiscated any land.
We look forward to engaging with the Trump administration over our land reform policy and issues of bilateral interest.
Why do you have openly racist ownership laws?
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sources
- 1.The Washington Post
- 2.The Guardian
- 3.South China Morning Post
- 4.The Times of India
- 5.BBC
- 6.The Times
- 7.CNN
- 8.Agence France-Presse
- 9.Reuters
perspectives
- 1.US Foreign Policy
- 2.US under Donald Trump
- 3.US Politics
- 4.Ethnic tensions
- 5.South African politics
- 6.South Africa under Cyril Ramaphosa
- 7.Violence in South Africa
- 8.US-South Africa Relations
countries
- 1.Canada
- 2.China
- 3.United Kingdom
- 4.India
- 5.Namibia
- 6.Russian Federation
- 7.Ukraine
- 8.United States
- 9.South Africa
- 10.Zimbabwe
organizations
- 1.Truth Social
- 2.PayPal
- 3.African National Congress Party
- 4.AfriForum
- 5.Congressional Research Service
- 6.Pepfar
- 7.Starlink
- 8.University of Stellenbosch
persons
- 1.Elon Musk
- 2.Cyril Ramaphosa
- 3.Donald Trump
- 4.David Sacks
- 5.Gwede Mantashe
- 6.James David Vance
- 7.Peter Thiel
- 8.Katie Hopkins
- 9.Mike Pompeo
- 10.Nelson Mandela