Trump Halts US Aid to South Africa Over Land Reform Law

The US president criticizes South Africa's land expropriation law as discriminatory, while Pretoria defends it as a step toward justice after apartheid.

Donald Trump has ordered the suspension of US economic and development aid to South Africa, citing 'unjust and immoral practices' tied to its new land expropriation law.
The South African law allows land to be seized in the public interest, with compensation required unless acquisition negotiations fail, aiming to address apartheid-era inequalities.
South Africa's government defends the law as necessary for rectifying historical injustices, rejecting accusations of targeting white landowners or engaging in arbitrary expropriations.
Elon Musk, a South African-born businessman and Trump ally, has publicly opposed the law, accusing it of being discriminatory against white landowners.
Diplomatic tensions escalate ahead of the G20 summit in Johannesburg, with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio canceling his attendance and South Africa threatening potential trade retaliations.