On Sunday, US President donald trump declared that unless south africa looked into how "certain classes of people" were being treated "very badly," he would stop any future financing for the country. trump said in a Truth Social post that "South Africa is confiscating land, and treating certain classes of people VERY BADLY." He did not, however, offer any supporting documentation or an explanation for his claims.
 
"The Radical Left media doesn't even want to bring up the negative scenario. At the very least, there is a tremendous violation of human rights taking place for everyone to witness. "The united states will not tolerate it; we will take action," he continued.
Trump declared that until a comprehensive investigation into this issue is finished, the US government would stop providing south africa with any more funds.
 
South Africa receives support from the US in a number of ways through various projects and programs. According to US official figures, the united states pledged close to $440 million in aid to south africa in 2023.
 
Cyril Ramaphosa, the president of south africa, stated last month that he was not worried about the nation's relationship with Trump. Ramaphosa stated in a statement in late january that he had talked to trump after his election win and was eager to work with his government.
 
Trump had pledged during his first term to look into unsubstantiated reports of violent land grabs and many murders of white farmers in South Africa.

Nearly all foreign aid and other awards, including those to the World health Organization and aid to nations like Bangladesh, have been suspended by the donald trump administration for more evaluation. In order to allow the administration time to decide which of the thousands of security, development, and humanitarian initiatives would continue to receive funding from the US, the President issued the 90-day freeze last week.
 
Around the world, US-funded assistance initiatives were reducing their workforces and ceasing or planning to stop operations.
 
 
 

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