South Africa’s foreign Minister Ronald Lamola has told DW that it is obvious the United State is trying to bully the country, after US president Donald Trump issued an executive order cutting aid to the African state.
The Trump administration cut aid to South Africa amid controversy over a new policy that would allow the government to seize land for use in public projects. The administration also extended refugee status to the Afrikaner group – a white minority grouping. Lamola said he believed racism was behind the move.
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Maybe stop the corruption destroying all these African nations. How much aid money has been siphoned into personal pockets???
The icj ruled that the Palestinians have "plausible rights to protection from genocide" not that Israel was committing genocide!!!!!
hmmm, okay. So, the 7.3% total population of white people in SA own more than 80% of all the business. Where did you get these numbers honestly? people I'm not saying this guy is wrong or right. All I'm asking is just do a bit of match.
All country should ditch dollars.
Minister is misinforming – voice begins to crack.
He fails to cover:
Not one country has nil compensation.
UN is corrupt
The countries supporting our ICJ support terror organizations
Gaza declared war on Israel
Israel was known as the kingdom of David 3000 years ago.
AID is a free gift for our problems? Why is it USA's problem? Do we gift money to USA?
Sweating Blood…I am glad thr international community is witnessing the A.N.C incompetence…Don't cover up with western liberal letfist guilt I live in Modern Load Shedding Corrupt to highest echelons of Goverment of South Africa speaking as frustrated person of colour…it not just white people what about us mixed people being marginalized…What about Coloured and San/Khoi people who own the land originally
@Dw you should do more research and checkout how they are trearing first nation Khoi and San tribes when are they getting their land back????
South Africa should act like a real country and stop sucking the money tit of others
SA has just bee taught a lesson about how to obey a constitution! That’s not bullying!
Cant belive he can say that with a straight face
So why are they calling Trump and they are pleading for him to answer and he isnt answering?
This is not the truth and is easily rebutted. DW should seek to hear the other side.
I see comments from viewers that are not South African and only have this interview to inform their opinion. It's sad that they don't get the opportunity to hear the other side. The ANC are riding on the fumes of Mandela yet the new laws are opposite to what Mandela stood for.
The hype around renewables will lessen as the leaders in Net Zero, the UK and Germany, realise their folly and the taxpayers, that pay renewable subsidies and high electricity costs say no.
South Africa (ANC) say they will not be bullied, South Africa (ANC) say they will not beg, but the begging bowl is out. We have requestd another $b loan from the World Bank. Dont listen to what the ANC says, look at what the ANC does.
They dont no what is bullying whey do they want to talk to president Trump now just to begging for money to pokked again
Being a leader is not always easy, it comes with its own challenges..people will blame you while they watch from the sides as if they could do any better if they were the ones leading…Being President is not for the faint even is not for the faint hearted, may God give you more wisdom and grace as you execute your duties Mr President. We can point fingers all we like, we are in this boat together. We should be praying for our leaders more and leave the rest to God. Our lives are either positively or negatively affected by the decisions they
make. So whether youre watching, or criticising, we are in this together.
Breaking news, Trump has just received information about the bad things between the ANC and IRAN
For anyone that doesn’t know, South Africa is run by the ANC. (African National congress.) The ANC does sketchy business deals with Putin and Iran, both whom are heavily sanctioned, has sold the country out to China, and is basically stealing the wealth of the nation from its own people. You can’t even walk out in the street at night in South Africa because of crime and things such as water supply and electricity are unreliable. Why should the US continue to support this ? Kick the ANC out for the sake of SA!
Pathetic…….. It's always everyone else's fault, not us SA congess boys. Everyone else is always wrong, not us SA guys, oh no. We never steal nothing, we are the best government how dare anyone say anything about what we do, but you listen to me okay! We want more, more more!!! We are not a majority shitting on minorities. Oh, and we never lie! We South Africa never ever lie. How dare anyone say we lie! Everyone has an agenda against us…… Its just Pathetic, honestly.
Calling it racist while the ANC's new philosophy on whites is that whites are subhuman. This dude is a freak!
SA bullied itself.
US not bullying SA,you just begging for help,your country is in turmoil.
and we wont be bullied by you
What BS. The ANC thinks its important. When Apartheid and Colonialism is no longer working, because in 31 years the ANC messed everything up now they want another excuse- THe WEst sanctions so that is to blame. There is no medicine for stupidity.