Politics
South Africa rejects Trump’s land ‘confiscation’ claim
President Cyril Ramaphosa denied his government is taking land as Trump suggested. The South African leader said he wants to engage with the US to provide a better understanding of the situation as Trump threatens aid.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday rejected assertions made by his US counterpart Donald Trump a day prior.
Trump, without citing evidence, claimed that “certain classes of people” are being treated “very badly” in South Africa and that Ramaphosa’s government was confiscating their property. As a result, Trump said the US would end all funding for the country.
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Edited by: Roshni Majumdar
Author: Jon Shelton (with AFP, AP)