US President Donald Trump signed an executive order suspending all aid to South Africa, citing human rights violations against white minority groups. The move follows criticism of South Africa's new land expropriation law, which Trump claims is discriminatory against Afrikaner farmers. The South African government denies these accusations, stating that the law protects private property rights and aims to address historical land inequality.
People place white crosses representing farmers killed in the country at a ceremony at the Vorrtrekker Monument in Pretoria, South Africa, Oct. 30, 2017.
It also accused South Africa of supporting “bad actors” in the world, including the militant Palestinian group Hamas, Russia and Iran. He said South Africa’s government was doing “terrible things” and claimed land was being confiscated from “certain classes.” That’s not true, and even groups in South Africa who are challenging the law say no land has been confiscated. The South African government says private property rights are protected and Trump’s description of the law includes misinformation and “distortions.”
Under apartheid, Black people had land taken away from them and were forced to live in designated areas for non-whites. Now, whites make up around seven per cent of South Africa’s population of 62 million but own approximately 70 per cent of the private farming land, and the government says that inequality needs to be addressed.Afrikaners are a group of white South Africans descended mainly from Dutch settlers who arrived around 370 years ago.
Trump’s executive order addresses serious human rights violations in South Africa, according to his administration, and says the South African government has allowed violent attacks on Afrikaner farmers and their families. Trump said the U.S. will establish a plan to resettle white South African farmers and their families as refugees.
Musk also accused South Africa this week of having “racist ownership laws,” an apparent reference to his failure to get a license in the country for his Starlink satellite internet service because it doesn’t meet affirmative action criteria.Trump’s order stops hundreds of millions of dollars a year the U.S. gives South Africa, most of it to help its HIV/AIDS response. The U.S.
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