Trump accused the South African government of confiscating land, adding that he plans to cut all funding for the country. Last month, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa signed a bill into law that would make it easier for the state to expropriate land in the public interest to address racial disparities in land ownership after apartheid in 1994. South Africa has refuted Trump’s claim, and said the bill does not allow it to expropriate property arbitrarily; the landowner must reach an agreement. The US president had already announced a temporary freeze on almost all foreign assistance as part of his “America First” agenda, pausing billions of dollars in global funding and said a full investigation on the situation will happen. 

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