South Africa rejects land propagation after Trump-Aid Dd Head
South Africa rejects land propagation after Trump-Aid Dd Head
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa responded to the threat of US President Donald Trump on Monday that the relief payments to South Africa was postponed due to alleged abuse of white farmers. Ramaphosa rejected Trump's statement that the authorities would "confiscate" land.
reaction of Cyril Ramaphosa
"South Africa is a constitutional democracy that is firmly anchored in the legal system, justice and equality. The South African government has not confiscated a country," wrote Ramaphosa on platform X.
dialog with the Trump administration
he expressed the desire to exchange ideas with the Trump administration about land reform policy and bilateral interests. Ramaphosa also emphasized that the United States was an important political and trading partner, but only limited financial resources for South Africa, apart from a comprehensive HIV/AIDS aid program.
Trump's statements on Truth Social
Trump's explanation followed a contribution to Truth Social, in which he announced that he will delete all future funds for the country until a complete investigation into the allegations that "South Africa would confiscate Land and treat certain population groups very poorly".
background of the land reform in South Africa
Trump's long -lasting complaint, which he also expressed in 2018 during his first term, refers to the complex land reform in South Africa. Racist policies of the past had violently driven out black and non-white South Africans from their country to cede it for white uses. Since the end of apartheid and the first democratic elections in 1994, a regulation on the land distribution and return has been anchored in the state's constitution.
challenges of land distribution
Nevertheless, unemployment and poverty among the black South Africans who make up about 80% of the population remains an urgent problem, while they only have a fraction of the country. In January, Ramaphosa signed a law that defines new guidelines on land propagation, including the possibility of the government to expropriate land in certain cases without compensation.the legal implications
In his contribution to X, Ramaphosa explained that the law was "not an instrument for confiscation", but a legal process that "guarantees public access to land in a fair and fair way, as regulated in the Basic Law". However, there are still constitutional protective measures against expropriations without compensation, and experts believe that the ruling party of South Africa will be confronted with legal challenges if it intends to implement this policy.