Lawmakers were warned that the United States is planning more punitive actions against the country. Officials hope a new trade deal will help repair the icy relations.
South Africa, finance for developing countries
A contentious law that allows South Africa’s government to expropriate land has enraged the United States. Many fear that the African nation could now potentially lose some of its US trade privileges.
A Democratic congresswoman is facing heat after she told DOGE Chief Elon Musk to "go back to South Africa" in a comment that conservatives on social media called xenophobic.
President Trump offered refugee status to White Afrikaners over his bogus claim that the South African government is seizing the land of this privileged group.
JETP, which consists of 10 donor nations, was first unveiled at the UN climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland in 2021.
US President Donald Trump’s threats of punitive action against South Africa for signing a contentious land reform bill into law unleashed a diplomatic storm, with both sides squaring off over trade and financial aid.
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