Trump threatens to cut U.S. funding to South Africa:

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In a shocking announcement, U.S. President Donald Trump has declared that all future funding to South Africa will be halted until a full investigation into land expropriation is completed. Citing concerns over alleged human rights violations, Trump took to Truth Social to condemn the policy, calling it a “massive human rights violation” that the U.S. "won’t stand for.”
But what does this decision mean for South Africa’s economy, global relations, and the controversial Expropriation Bill that just became law? We unpack the implications with Professor Adrian Saville, an expert in economics, finance, and strategy at the Gordon Institute of Business Science.
3 Feb 2025 2PM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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