South African President Cyril Ramaphosa replies Trump over thr3at to cut-off funds to South Africa

South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday rejected claims by President Donald Trump, saying they did not confiscate any land.

Trump on Sunday w@rned that he would cut off future funding to South Africa due to claims of land seizures and the alleged mistreatment of “specific groups of people.”

This statement came after Ramaphosa signed the Expropriation Bill into law last month, which replaced the Expropriation Act of 1975 from the pre-democratic era.

The new legislation outlines the process by which state entities can expropriate land in the public interest for various purposes.

“South Africa is confiscating land and treating certain classes of people VERY B@DLY.

It is a b@d situation that the Radical Left Media doesn’t want to so much mention anything. A massive Human Rights vi0lation, at a minimum, is happening for all to see,” he said on his Truth Social platform.

Trump said the US will halt all funding to the country until a thorough investigation into the matter is completed.

The South African president in response said he has not confiscated any land and there is no other funding that is received by South Africa from the United States.

“South Africa, like the United States of America and other countries, has always had expropriation laws that balance the need for public usage of land and the protection of rights of property owners,” said Ramaphosa.

He added that South African Government looks forward to engaging with the Trump administration over the land reform policy and issues of bilateral interest.

“We are certain that out of those engagements, we will share a better and common understanding over these matters,”