Donald Trump has frozen US aid to South Africa, citing a law that he claims allows land to be seized from white farmers. Trump also announced plans to prioritize the resettlement of Afrikaners in the US, alleging they are victims of racial discrimination. The South African government has denied these claims, calling them misinformation.
Donald Trump has frozen US aid to South Africa, citing a law in the country that he alleges allows land to be seized from white farmers Donald Trump has frozen US aid to South Africa, citing a law in the country that he alleges allows land to be seized from white farmers. Image: Ting Shen and ALFREDO ZUNIGA / AFP, citing a law in the country that he alleges allows land to be seized from white farmers, despite Johannesburg’s denials.
‘Such a plan shall be submitted to the President through the Assistant to the President and Homeland Security Advisor,” the order added.Land ownership is a contentious issue in South Africa with most farmland still owned by white people three decades after the end of apartheid and the government under pressure to implement reforms.
The US president has recently claimed that South Africa was confiscating land via the expropriation act signed last month, a charge the South African government has described as misinformation., who was born in South Africa, has accused South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s government of having “openly racist ownership laws.”
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has also said he would skip upcoming G20 talks in South Africa, accusing the host government of having an “anti-American” agenda.Keep track of the live scoring as the Stormers take on the Bulls in a highly-anticipated URC clash in Cape Town on Saturday.
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