Africa Daily

Are South Africa and the United States reaching the end of their relationship?


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Earlier this year, South African lawmakers passed the Expropriation Without Compensation Act.

This is part of their country’s effort to address the injustices of the past.
During the years of white minority rule, black South Africans were dispossessed of their land, some even forcibly relocated to areas far from business districts.
But years before the current land act was passed, a pressure group called AfriForum, composed of white Afrikaners, travelled to the United States to lobby conservative politicians.
They strongly argued that the land law would leave them at a disadvantage, even though the South African government reassured them this wouldn’t be the case.
This culminated in US president Donald Trump issuing an Executive Order, suspending financial aid to South Africa.
Presenter: Alan Kasujja
Guests: ANC Deputy Secretary General Nomvula Mokonyane and political analyst Melanie Verwoerd.

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