Trump has South Africa at war with itself yet again
We are at the doors of tragedy: in 30 years of South African democracy I doubt we have ever been in bigger trouble
09 February 2025 - 00:05
In a way, President Cyril Ramaphosa owes Donald Trump big time. The American president made some truly ignorant statements about South Africa last Sunday. “The leadership is doing some terrible things, horrible things ... they’re taking away land, they’re confiscating land, and … I will be cutting off all future funding ... until a full investigation of this situation has been completed!”..
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