President Trump has claimed that South Africa is engaged in land confiscation and mistreatment of its citizens while announcing a halt to future funding until investigations are completed. This statement follows the signing of a bill by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa permitting nil compensation for expropriated property in certain circumstances. Concerns have been raised that this could mirror Zimbabwe's past actions with land, involving the confiscation of white-owned farms. The land ownership issue remains contested with most farmland still held by white individuals three decades post-apartheid.
Land ownership is a contentious issue in South Africa with most farmland still owned by white people three decades after the end of apartheid.
Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform, 'South Africa is confiscating land, and treating certain classes of people VERY BADLY.'
South Africa's leadership is doing some terrible things, horrible things... they're taking away land and confiscating land.
The South African government argues the bill does not allow the government to expropriate property arbitrarily and must first seek to reach agreement with the owner.
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