Trump's Controversial Remarks on South Africa's Land Reform Spark Global Debate
U.S. President Donald Trump claims South Africa mistreats its white minority, citing a land reform bill by President Cyril Ramaphosa. Trump's remarks, echoed by Elon Musk, trigger mockery from white South Africans spotlighting their privilege.
Trump freezes aid to South Africa over controversial land law, claiming discrimination against White farmers
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday aimed at freezing assistance to South Africa over a controversial law which allows the government to seize farmland from ethnic minorities - namely White farmers - without compensation,
Trump stops South Africa aid over land act intended to address apartheid legacy
South Africa adopted a law allowing the government to seize property "in the public interest.” The measure was condemned by South Africa-born Elon Musk.
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 threatens to cut U.S. aid to South Africa over land law
Trump’s comments waded into a sensitive racial issue and deepened already sharp divisions between the United States and South Africa.
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.
Trump, South Africa in growing row over hotly contested land law, country's deals with US foes
Trump’s executive order cutting aid and offering refugee status to South Africa’s Afrikaner farmers has caused a stir in the African country after passage of a controversial land bill.
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Trump’s order on SA’s land reform ‘lacks factual accuracy’ – government
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Land reform in SA a bold step forward
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EU stands with South Africa amid US criticism over land reform policies
BRUSSELS: Amid escalating tensions between South Africa and the US over land reform policies, the European Union has pledged ...
Strategic PR: Reclaiming SA's land reform narrative amid misinformation
As global misinformation threatens South Africa's reputation amid the Land Expropriation Act debate, strategic PR emerges as ...
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ANC commits to follow in Nujoma's footsteps to ensure SA's land reform policies benefit citizens
The ANC delegation is visiting the Embassy to pay their respects to Nujoma, who passed away last week after an illness.
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The harsh mathematics of land reform in SA
Trump's executive order to resettle Afrikaner 'refugees' highlights the absurdity of a wealthy minority seeking asylum from a ...
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Key partner in SAfrica unity govt seeks to annul land reform act
The second-largest partner in South Africa's unity government said Monday it had launched a court bid to annul an "unconstitutional" land expropriation act that has sparked a major spat with US ...
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WATCH | Land Reform Minister reacts to AfriForum
CAPE TOWN - AfriForum blames President Cyril Ramaphosa and his government for the US President's decision to cut funding to ...