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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg9w4n6gp5o
South Africa recently passes its land expropriation bill, allowing for the government to seize land without compensation—likening back to a similar land reform bill passed in Zimbabwe years ago, which saw the government seizing farmland without compensation from whites who owned the majority.
https://nationalpost.com/news/world/zimbabwe-takes-back-land-from-blacks-who-were-given-farms-owned-by-white-settlers
In hindsight, Zimbabwe's land reforms were an utter failure, and plunged the country into economic destitution. And with this as the prime example, many fear the same events will unfold in South Africa next (which could see more devastating consequences given South Africa’s larger population to Zimbabwe’s)
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/02/trump-cut-aid-south-africa-00202018
In response to this, Trump took to TruthSocial to voice his disapproval of South Africa’s decision, saying it would be a violation of human rights, and threatened to cut off any future aid from the United States to South Africa in protest. In any case, South Africa seems like another powder keg that could go off in the world.
South Africa recently passes its land expropriation bill, allowing for the government to seize land without compensation—likening back to a similar land reform bill passed in Zimbabwe years ago, which saw the government seizing farmland without compensation from whites who owned the majority.
https://nationalpost.com/news/world/zimbabwe-takes-back-land-from-blacks-who-were-given-farms-owned-by-white-settlers
In hindsight, Zimbabwe's land reforms were an utter failure, and plunged the country into economic destitution. And with this as the prime example, many fear the same events will unfold in South Africa next (which could see more devastating consequences given South Africa’s larger population to Zimbabwe’s)
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/02/trump-cut-aid-south-africa-00202018
In response to this, Trump took to TruthSocial to voice his disapproval of South Africa’s decision, saying it would be a violation of human rights, and threatened to cut off any future aid from the United States to South Africa in protest. In any case, South Africa seems like another powder keg that could go off in the world.
