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Donald Trump cuts funding for South Africa, says ‘massive human rights VIOLATION’. See full details here
US President Donald Trump on Sunday asserted South Africa was “confiscating” land and “treating certain classes of people very badly” as the US President announced he was cutting off all future funding to the country, pending an investigation.
United States President Donald Trump on February 2 announced that he is cutting funding for South Africa for “massive human rights violations”.
Posting on his social media platform Truth Social, Donald Trump accused South Africa of “confiscating land and treating certain classes of people very badly”. He also stated that all funding would be cut off till an investigation is completed.
What Did Trump Say?
“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.
What Are The Allegations?
Conservatives in South Africa have long disagreed on land issues in South Africa, terming them as divisive and criticising efforts to counter apartheid-born inequalities between white and black citizens. Notably, Trump's closest advisor, mega billionaire Elon Musk was born in South Africa.
In January, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa signed a bill that stipulates the government may, in certain circumstances, offer “nil compensation” for property it decides to expropriate in the public interest, according to an AFP report.
The government argued that the bill does not allow the government to expropriate property arbitrarily and must first seek to reach agreement with the owner, but faced criticism from groups that fear a repeat of Zimbabwe's seizure of white-owned commercial farms, often without compensation, after independence in 1980, it 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, the AFP report said.
(With inputs from AFP)
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First Published:3 Feb 2025, 06:45 AM IST
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