President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that halts all U.S. aid to South Africa and directs efforts to resettle White Afrikaners as refugees. This decision stems from accusations of governmental race-based discrimination and property seizures targeting Afrikaners without compensation. Trump cites risks to U.S. national security and foreign policy due to South Africa's actions, including its stance against the U.S. and Israel. Nonetheless, South African officials defend land policies as necessary for rectifying apartheid-era inequalities, data shows significant land ownership disparities between racial groups.
President Trump signed an executive order halting U.S. aid to South Africa, aiming to resettle White Afrikaners due to alleged government-sponsored discrimination.
The U.S. cannot support South Africa’s rights violations or its actions undermining U.S. foreign policy, as stated in Trump's executive order.
South African policy of land expropriation aims to address apartheid disparities, countering Trump's claims of land seizure without compensation.
White South Africans, comprising 8% of the population, control 75% of farmland, while 80% of Black South Africans own just 4%, illustrating deep inequalities.
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