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US President Donald Trump has said he will reduce all the future funding of South Africa because of claims that this confiscates land and “treats many classes of people very badly.”
Last month, President Cyril Ramafosa signed a bill that allows land seizure without compensation in certain circumstances.
Earth ownership has long been a controversial issue in South Africa with most agricultural lands that are still owned by white people, 30 years after the end of the Apartheid racist system.
The government’s calls have continued to deal with the reform of the Earth and to deal with the past injustice of racial segregation.
On Sunday, Trump wrote on the social media platform Truth Social: “I will cut all the future funding of South Africa until the full investigation into this situation is completed!”
Later, he said that in a briefing with journalists, “South Africa leadership is doing some terrible things, terrible things.”
“So this is in the process more than that.”
South Africa International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola said in response to X that he hoped Trump’s advisers to use “this investigative period to deepen their understanding of South Africa policies as a constitutional democracy.”
“Such insights will provide a respectful and informed approach to our democratic engagements,” he added.
The US has allocated about $ 440 million (£ 358 million) to help in South Africa in 2023, according to the US government.
The South African government says the new law does not allow arbitrary land seizures, as it must first try to reach an agreement with the owner.
President Vincent spokesman Magvenya last month stated that the state “may not alienate property arbitrarily or for a purpose other than … in public interest.”
It states that the current system of a “willing seller who willing a buyer” allowed white farmers to slow down the reform process on Earth.
However, some critics have expressed fears that the law may have catastrophic consequences, as in Zimbabwe, where land seizure has destroyed the economy and scared investors.
