US President Donald Trump asserted South Africa on Sunday by saying it was “confiscating” land and “treating certain classes of people very badly”. The US President announced he was cutting off all future funding to the country pending any investigation.
United States President Donald Trump announced on February 2 that he is cutting funding for South Africa for “massive human rights violations”.
Donald Trump accused South Africa through social media posts by saying “confiscating land and treating certain classes of people very badly”. He also stated all funding of South Africa would be cut off till the completion of the investigation.
Trump said about it
“South Africa is confiscating land, and treating certain classes of people VERY BADLY. It is a bad situation that the Radical Left Media doesn’t want to so much as mention. A massive Human Rights VIOLATION, at a minimum, is happening for all to see. 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!” (sic) Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social today.
Land disputes have long been a source of contention among South African conservatives. They have characterized them as polarizing and criticized initiatives to address the disparities between white and black inhabitants that were brought about by apartheid. Notably, Elon Musk, the multibillionaire and Trump’s closest advisor, was born in South Africa.
According to an AFP story, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa signed a measure in January. That states the government may, under specific conditions, provide “nil compensation” for property it chooses to expropriate in the public interest.
According to the administration, the bill forbids the government from taking property. They must attempt to engage the owner in a dispute. They will also come under fire from organizations that worry about a recurrence of Zimbabwe’s takeover of commercial farms owned by white people. After independence in 1980, it frequently came with no assurance of recompense.
According to the AFP report, land ownership is a controversial topic in South Africa. Thirty years after apartheid ended, white people still owned the farmland.
