US President Donald Trump has threatened to cut all future funding to South Africa, accusing the country of 'confiscating land' and 'treating certain classes of people very badly'. Trump's statement comes after South Africa passed a bill allowing the government to expropriate land in the public interest, potentially with 'nil compensation'. While the South African government insists the bill does not allow arbitrary land seizures, Trump's threat has caused a stir, with some fearing a repeat of Zimbabwe's land seizures without compensation.
US President Donald Trump on Sunday asserted South Africa was “confiscating” land and “treating certain classes of people very badly”.US President Donald Trump on Sunday asserted South Africa was"confiscating" land and"treating certain classes of people very badly". Image: Wikimedia Commons, the US sent more than $8 billion in bilateral aid to South Africa over the last two decades, citing a 2023 report from the Congressional Research Service.
Pretoria argues the bill does not allow the government to expropriate property arbitrarily and must first seek to reach agreement with the owner. Since then land courts have adjudicated on a handful of land disputes and, after exhaustive processes, returned land to previously displaced owners. This developing news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version.Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos says Mamelodi Sundowns have 38 players and doesn’t understand why they brought Jayden Adams.
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