Last month, South Africa adopted a proposal for the Law on the State to exproprize the land to resolve racial inequality owned by land after Apartheid.
South Africa refused to “take” the land unjustly, the accusation made by the President of the United States Donald Trump, adding that she plans to reduce all the funds for the country.
Trump accused the South African government on Sunday of “seizing the earth” and acting with “certain classes of people” badly, without elaboration or providing evidence.
US President has already announced temporary freezing To almost all the side of help as part of her agenda “American First”, pausing billions of dollars of global financing.
South Africa has adopted the proposal of the Law on the State to expropriate land to resolve racial inequality owned.
Writing about the truth of Social, Trump said: “I will cut off all future financing in South Africa until a complete investigation of this situation is completed!”
Later, he accused the leadership of South Africa in the briefing with journalists without giving evidence or details, of doing “some terrible things, terrible things.”
In response, the Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa said: “We believe that President Trump advisers will take advantage of the investigative period to gain a thorough understanding of South Africa’s policies within the Constitutional Democracy.
“It may become clear that our expropriation law is not exceptional, because many countries have similar legislation,” he added.
South African President Cyril Ramaphos also denied that the government was deprived of the country.
“We look forward to working with Trump’s administration because of our policy of land reform and bilateral interest issues. We are sure that we will share a better and common understanding of these things from these engagement, “Ramaphos said in a statement.
“South Africa is a constitutional democracy that is deeply rooted in the rule of law, justice and equality.”
President Ramaphos added that, in addition to the US AIDS assistance program -in -Pepfar, US -A South African Africa do not provide other significant funding.
South Africa is a constitutional democracy that is deeply rooted in the rule of law, justice and equality. The South African government did not seize any land.
The recently adopted Law on Expropriation is not an instrument of deprivation, but a constitutional mandate of legal …
– Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 (@cyrilramaphosa) 3. February 2025
Elon Musk, who was born in South Africa, but is now closely related to Trump, Ramaphos replied, writing, not providing evidence: “Why do you have open racist ownership laws?”
Last month, Ramaphos signed a law that would make it easier for the state to equalize land in the public interest in dealing with racial inequality owned by land after Aparthey in 1994.
According to the Government, the bill does not allow him to arbitrarily expropriation of property; The landowner must reach an agreement.
