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.
South Africa: Public Works Minister Weighs in On Expropriation Act
Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has reiterated government's stance on the Expropriation Act, stressing that no one in South Africa will "have their land confiscated".
Trump to cut off funding for South Africa over expropriation act
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Trump is wrong on South African land grabs, despite controversy over expropriation law
Land expropriation without compensation is a hot topic in South Africa, but US President Donald Trump’s claims that land is being confiscated in South Africa are not true.
Rubio to boycott Johannesburg's G20 meeting over South Africa's land expropriation law
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Wednesday evening he was boycotting the G20 meeting in South Africa scheduled for later this month over the country's controversial land expropriation law.
Donald Trump Takes Aim at South Africa
Trump said on Sunday that South Africa will be targeted even further, but South African leader Ramaphosa has insisted that "with the exception of PEPFAR Aid, which constitutes 17 percent of South Africa's HIV/Aids program, there is no other significant funding that is provided by the United States in South Africa."
South Africa says its expropriation act is not exceptional after Trump says he will cut off aid
South Africa's foreign ministry said on Monday that its expropriation act was not exceptional, after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would cut off funding to South Africa, citing land confiscations.
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.
Trump Vows to Punish S. Africa Over Expropriation Law
President Donald Trump said the US would halt all future funding to South Africa because of its new land-expropriation law. The rand slumped.
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