Trump, South Africa

Trump orders freeze of aid to South Africa, citing country's land expropriation law
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday formalizing his announcement earlier this week that he’ll freeze assistance to South Africa for a law aiming to address some of the wrongs of South Africa’s racist apartheid era — a law the White House says amounts to discrimination against the country’s white minority.
South Africa hits back at Trump’s claim that it is ‘confiscating land,' as US aid to country threatened
The South African president has hit back at President Donald Trump for claiming the government is "confiscating" land. President Trump also claimed certain classes of people are being treated ‘very badly.
South Africa denies ‘confiscating land,’ after Trump threatens to cut off aid
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa responded on Monday to US President Donald Trump’s threat to cut off aid over the alleged mistreatment of White farmers, denying Trump’s claim that authorities were “confiscating land.
Why South Africa's land reform is so controversial
President Cyril Ramaphosa has defended South Africa's Expropriation Act, introduced in January, saying that it will "balance the need for public usage of land and the protection of the rights of property owners". Ramaphosa vehemently denied that the policy targets white landowners, as Trump had insinuated.
Trump Signs Executive Order Aimed at South Africa, White House Official Says
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at South Africa, a White House official said on Friday, saying the order will address human rights issues in the African nation. Trump has threatened to cut off funding to the African country.
Trump Signs Executive Order Targeting South Africa Over Land Law
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday targeting South Africa over what his administration and allies allege are human rights violations stemming from a land expropriation law, escalating his dispute with the country.
US-South Africa tensions escalate over land reform and aid cuts
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa sends a strong message as Donald Trump accuses South Africa of land confiscation. Tensions rise as Trump halts future US funding.

South Africa 'will not be bullied,' Ramaphosa says

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