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Donald Trump vowed to stop all future help in the United States for South Africa because of his policies of land expropriation, which caused a fall in Randa.
The US president claimed that recent measures allowed the Government to unjustly take away the land and accuse the South African authorities of acting very poorly with the “certain classes of people.”
He added, “I will interrupt all future financing in South Africa until a complete investigation of this situation is completed!”
Trump’s comments, to the truth of Social, caused a drop of 1.9 percent in South African currency, which weakened on the R19 per dollar.
He later told reporters that the leadership of South Africa was involved in “some terrible things, horrible things” and suggested without giving evidence or details that the situation was worse than only a seized country.
President Cyril Ramaphos has signed the Law on Expropriation this month. “Local, provincial and national authorities will use this legislation to apologize land in public interest for various reasons that, among other things, seek to promote inclusivity and access to natural resources,” the statement states South African website.
The US allocated nearly $ 440 million to help in South Africa in 2023, last year for which the information was available. Trump’s administration stopped all the side of help for 90 days and has dealt with the future of her main international aid agency in doubt As his website became dark and dozens of employees were on leave.
Ramaphos told reporters in Davos last month that he “didn’t worry” about the relationship and that he and Trump talked after the US president was elected. South Africa is held this year by the G20 Presidency.
The close Trump ally and head of the Efficiency Department Elon Musk is originally from South Africa.
The men’s team has had wider control over US departments and agencies in recent days, including the acquisition of control over Treasury payment system And sending a USAID representative to access information there, including classified information. Two high security officials were on leave after withholding the approach.
In his first term, Trump said his government would explore the claims of the wide killings of white farmers. The South African government rejected these allegations as unfounded.
Trump has previously targeting BRICS states, of which South Africa is a member, threatening them with 100 percent of tariffs if they move away from dollars as a spare currency.
