The government and all political parties in South Africa are uniting in opposition to Donald Trump after the American president announced a freeze on aid to the country. He accuses Pretoria of mistreating its white minority following the introduction of a recent law on the expropriation of land. South Africa’s president has condemned the move as ‘propaganda’.
In response to the expropriation reform, financial aid to South Africa was frozen following the signing of an executive order on 7 February. Outlining the reasons for its decision, a statement from the White House explained that it sees the reform as an attack on Afrikaners.
“The Republic of South Africa recently enacted Expropriation Act 13 of 2024 to enable the government of South Africa to seize ethnic minority Afrikaners’ agricultural property without compensation,” the statement reads.
Trump added that the US would show support to white South Africans who are, he says, “disadvantaged” by this land reform.
The statement adds that the United States will withhold aid and support from South Africa for as long as it engages in what it claims are unjust and immoral actions that negatively impact the US. Additionally, it states that the US will support the resettlement of Afrikaner refugees fleeing government-backed racial discrimination, including the confiscation of property based on race.
Union against Trump in Pretoria
In response to Trump’s attack, the South African president is launching a major international campaign to clarify his policy.
MK takes action
The Expropriation Act
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