Mon Feb 03 00:38:48 UTC 2025: ## Trump Threatens to Cut All US Funding to South Africa
**WASHINGTON, Feb 3, 2025** – Former U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that he intends to halt all future U.S. funding to South Africa, citing alleged mistreatment of certain groups and land confiscations. In a post on Truth Social, Trump stated that South Africa is treating “certain classes of people VERY BADLY” and that the U.S. “will act” to stop it. The announcement follows a 2023 allocation of nearly $440 million in U.S. assistance to South Africa.
This latest threat echoes Trump’s previous pronouncements during his first term, where he pledged to investigate claims of widespread killings of white farmers and violent land seizures in South Africa. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, however, expressed unconcern about the country’s relationship with Trump last month, stating he had spoken with Trump following his recent election victory and looked forward to collaboration. The specifics of the alleged mistreatment cited by Trump remain unclear.
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