Trump, South Africa

Trump Confronts Human Rights Violations in South Africa
"I will be cutting off all future funding to South Africa until a full investigation of this situation has been completed!” said President Trump.
Why Trump and Musk are accusing South Africa of human rights violations
The controversy centres around property rights, compensation policies, and allegations of discrimination against South Africa's white minority population. The New Expropriation Law and source of controversy As far back as 2020,
Why is Trump punishing South Africa and who are the Afrikaners he wants to give refugee status to?
U.S. President Donald Trump has followed through on his promise to punish South Africa by signing an executive order stopping all aid and assistance to the country over what he called a human rights v
Trump stops South Africa aid over land act intended to address apartheid legacy
South Africa adopted a law allowing the government to seize property "in the public interest.” The measure was condemned by South Africa-born Elon Musk.
Trump freezes aid to South Africa over controversial land law, claiming discrimination against White farmers
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday aimed at freezing assistance to South Africa over a controversial law which allows the government to seize farmland from ethnic minorities - namely White farmers - without compensation,
Trump plans to cut US funding to South Africa over land law. Musk has also criticized the country
U.S. President Donald Trump says he will cut all funding to South Africa and has launched an investigation of the country’s polices, claiming a “massive” human rights violation is happening over a new
Trump's Accusations Against South Africa Spark 'White Privilege' Self-Mockery
U.S. President Donald Trump's attacks on what he alleges is South Africa's mistreatment of its white minority are being met with mockery on social media by some white South Africans poking fun at their own privilege.
South African party accuses white group of treason over Trump attack
The party of South Africa's ex-president Jacob Zuma on Monday filed a treason complaint against AfriForum, a group championing the white Afrikaner minority, after Donald Trump attacked the country's new law aimed at redistributing white-owned land.
Trump signs order freezing aid to South Africa over land law
US President Donald Trump has accused South Africa of human rights violations against white farmers, continuing a dispute that escalated this week as the US froze aid to the country. On Sunday Trump wrote on his Truth Social account: "South Africa is confiscating land,
‘Not for Us’: White South African Groups Reject Trump’s Immigration Offer
President Donald Trump offered to take in white South Africans as refugees only to get swiftly turned down by the largest lobby groups representing minority Afrikaners. Trump signed an executive order on Friday directing immigration officials to prioritize the resettlement of Afrikaners,
'Ridiculous and lame': South Africans mock Trump proposals
On the streets of Johannesburg's student district, US President Donald Trump's offer to accept white Afrikaners as refugees landed as both "ridiculous" and "lame", among South Africans of all races. Trump's offer to accept Afrikaners as refugees caught many off guard,
How ‘Casualties of Truth’ drew on a novelist’s experience in South Africa
Lauren Francis-Sharma talks about approaching a traumatic story when “we’re uncomfortable with other people’s pain” ...
CRL takes a firm stand against human rights violations in South Africa
CRL Commission vows to address human rights violations in South Africa, focusing on grave recycling, virginity testing, and ...
South Africa hits back at Trump’s claim that it is ‘confiscating land,' as US aid to country threatened
The South African president has hit back at President Donald Trump for claiming the government is "confiscating" land.
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How Trump’s pledge to punish South Africa reflects Musk’s criticism of the country he grew up in
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said he will cut all funding to South Africa over what he called a ...
Trump announces he is cutting all funding to South Africa due to ‘massive’ human rights violation
The president pointed out the confiscation of land by South Africa as well as class conflict as reasons for the halt in ...
AfriForum's Misinformation: The Threat to South Africa's Equality
The amplification of these false narratives by Elon Musk, a South African-born entrepreneur, adds a particularly regrettable dimension to this situation.