White Minority Holds Majority Of Land In South Africa As New Law Seeks Change
Moving towards addressing the lingering effects of apartheid, South Africa has taken a step toward land reform. President Cyril Ramaphosa recently signed an expropriation act. This initiative has reignited discussions about land ownership and racial inequality in the country.
Explainer: Understanding the South Africa Land-Reform Law that Provoked Trump’s Ire
President Donald Trump signed an executive order halting US aid to South Africa and offering refugee status to white South African farmers, claiming the country's new Expropriation
South Africa's Land Reform Law Sparks International Controversy
The South African MK party filed a treason complaint against AfriForum after Donald Trump criticized their land expropriation law, echoing AfriForum's claims of persecution of Afrikaners. The law intends to address historical land injustices,
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,
South African president misleads on land confiscation law
The Expropriation Act allows the South African government to seize land, in the name of public interest, with or without compensation. Its purpose is to repossess land and distribute it to address what the government refers to as historical injustices.
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 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,
Land seizure and South Africa’s new expropriation law: scholar weighs up the act
South Africa has a new law to govern the expropriation (or compulsory acquisition) of private property by government for public purposes or in the public interest. The passing of the Expropriation Act 13 of 2024 followed a parliamentary process that began in 2020.
“Don’t want to move…” White South Africans reject Trump’s refugee offer, vows to stay in SA
Trump signed an order granting refugee status to white South African Afrikaners, citing “unjust racial discrimination” under land expropriation. The order also cuts US aid to South Africa, criticising President Cyril Ramaphosa’s land reform efforts.
Trump’s ‘Whites First’ Resettlement Order Shocks The World |After Gaza, Trump Provokes South Africa
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order prioritizing refugee resettlement programs for white South Africans, triggering global outrage. The controversial move follows South Africa’s land expropriation law,
Listicle: The aftermath of South Africa's land reforms
US President Donald Trump has claimed that South Africa's new land laws will lead to the takeover of white-owned farms.
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 ...