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The state department has ordered an immediate pause on most US foreign assistance to South Africa, according to a cable seen by the Guardian, officially implementing a contentious executive order by Donald Trump.

The directive, issued on Thursday, implements Executive Order 14204 targeting what the istration called “egregious actions” by South Africa. It orders all state department entities to immediately suspend aid disbursements, with minimal exceptions.

"To effectively implement EO 14204, all bureaus, offices and missions shall pause all obligations and/or dispersion of aid or assistance to South Africa,” reads the cable, signed by the secretary of state, Marco Rubio.

The cable follows the 7 February order, amid a broader reassessment of US foreign aid which paused certain foreign assistance pending review.

The order specifically cites “unjust racial discrimination” against white Afrikaners – descendants of Dutch colonizers who implemented the segregationist regime that denied basic rights to the Black majority until 1994.

The South African-born billionaire Elon Musk, a Trump super-ally who heads the istration’s government efficiency team and has condemned his homeland for “openly racist policies”, is widely seen as influencing the istration’s stance toward a country where white South Africans, just 7% of the population, still disproportionately control most wealth and land.

According to the cable, Rubio has delegated authority to Pete Marocco, a Trump loyalist who presided over the istration’s evisceration of foreign aid programs at USAid and the state department, to determine whether specific aid programs should continue. The guidance emphasizes there is “a very high bar for such requests”.

Only Pepfar, the US global HIV/Aids program that provides life-saving treatment to millions of South Africans, will proceed without additional review, according to the cable. All other assistance programs require special permission, even those that had received prior exceptions under the January foreign aid pause.

This is the latest sign of escalating tensions between the two generally friendly nations, starting when President Trump accused South Africa of using its new land law to discriminate against white citizens – claims the South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa, rejected as misinformation.

TRUMP: Bad things are happening in SA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZM0QzYT6Aw?si=goScwPUqv1ZdtssP

The bill in question controversially permits government acquisition of private land without compensation in certain circumstances, though its ers say such seizures would be rare and subject to judicial review.

MALEMA: We are not puppets of America

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EP62HKrKpwM?si=UAAt-sE7FwObb3E3

Trump has also criticized South Africa’s leading role in its genocide case against Israel at the international court of justice, while also offering refugee status to wealthy white Afrikaners who wanted to relocate to the United States, further incensing the country.

The aid freeze also follows South Africa’s recent announcement that it is preparing a new trade proposal for the Trump istration, as officials anticipate the possible end of the African Growth and Opportunity Act – which has allowed billions in duty-free exports to the United States.

RAMAPHOSA: Let's strike a deal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1D1T2i6B6Q?si=pJXCAVDM2BAwtVRl

Earlier on Thursday, South Africa issued a statement acknowledging the US withdrawal from the Just Energy Transition Partnership (Jetp), which has canceled previously funded climate projects following Trump’s revocation of international climate finance initiatives.

The state department did not respond to a request for comment.

America is Trash, SouthAfrica is Bullshit. I pour spit for their two face

If you like, make you no use condom, talk say na raw dey sweet . E be like say Trump no wan subsidize anything for people again oooooooo . If you meet her as a virgin, oga still use condom. If you no meet her as a virgin, oga use condomsssss.
What do I even know sef aside enlightening my fellow men nationwide with the good news

Ooloriburuku ni Trump Seh.

Trump and bitterness

Trumpy

Everything is there for Trump to stop. What will after Trump's era. Though his agenda is divine and he is heading somewhere.

Sharp, let them look towards Palestine for the Aid

And so...?

Imagine Trump openly declares Azylum for Nigerians like this


Lagos for the first time in its life will literally be empty

BTW, if I had SA national port, I'd be relocating to USA straight away.

Mtchewwww... Attention-seeking President.

Better go focus on the mess in your nation's aviation sector that claims lives every month.

Trump hate Sad Africa.....you can't be feeding your enemy. Let Palestine help them.

We need trump to rule all the whole Africa.

Trump don't care if you're pleased or not.

Let's see their next xenophobic rants towards the US now.

Is Lasisi truly dead😭💔

TRUMP ACTUALLY TAUGHT THAT HE IS ABOUT TO PUNISH SOUTH AFRICANS BUT HE IS NOT SMART NOT TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPLICATION OF HIS ACTIONS ON HIS OWN PEOPLE LATER. TRUMP IS ONLY GOOD IN MAKING MONEY AND SAVING IT, HE WILL SOOM MESSED UP THE WHOLE WORLD

Racoon:
Let's see their next xenophobic rants towards the US now.

Xenophobia doesn't work that way...!

They can only be xenophobic to those who won't stay in their own countries... Who see their country as Heaven on Earth.

Everybody is collecting from Trump

These generation of south Africans been doing everything possible to terminate and eliminate all the things Nelson Mandela suffered and struggled for....

I like Trump but I see that he is using this 2nd term to fight his last battles. Unfortunately, the recent decisions of Trump has shown that he doesn't take much time to understand consequences before taking actions. The fight with Canada, from his tweets, you will see that he wants Trudeau to go. The man was shocked to see that Trudeau was still responding. Musk is also helping him, putting his mouth in every matter around the world and hoping that the way they influenced American voters to vote Red, they will change the world that way. No one knows it all. America will lose allies in the next 4 years and it may go to China or Europe who are more matured in their response than the of United States. Trump thinks the world will be afraid of him and they will beg him. He does not like to be confronted. He has told Ukrainians to leave US within a month just to press the button of Zelenskyy.

CEOs are now complaining because Trump has created uncertainty. If they think they will hurt South Africans with the aid, they will only make them stronger.

I don't know if to surport south Africa or Trump, cos they say 7% white control land and economy, ..........if the land and economy mistakenly enter the hands of large majority of black, ....WOULD BLACK BE ABLE TO UTILISE IT, EVEN UP TO 30% OF WHAT WHITES ARE DOING NOW? in my home country,where 100% is in hands of black, how did they utilise it?

South Africa don buy Market.

I have no pity for that country. If you can treat Nigerians badly, I wonder how they treat white south Africans there.

Hopefully, WEST won’t turn South Africa to Libya in future given the fact that South Africa has become antisemitism

Let African leaders judiciously use African resources to develop their countries. This is not punishment but this will spur the Government of South Africa to be a responsible Government. Let them prove to President Donald Trump that they can succeed without American aids.

how about we the farmers in Nigeria disturbed by Boko?

Nigeria is next

China will help South Africa

uote author=papyjaypaul post=134438947]I like Trump but I see that he is using this 2nd term to fight his last battles. Unfortunately, the recent decisions of Trump has shown that he doesn't take much time to understand consequences before taking actions. The fight with Canada, from his tweets, you will see that he wants Trudeau to go. The man was shocked to see that Trudeau was still responding. Musk is also helping him, putting his mouth in every matter around the world and hoping that the way they influenced American voters to vote Red, they will change the world that way. No one knows it all. America will lose allies in the next 4 years and it may go to China or Europe who are more matured in their response than the of United States. Trump thinks the world will be afraid of him and they will beg him. He does not like to be confronted. He has told Ukrainians to leave US within a month just to press the button of Zelenskyy.

CEOs are now complaining because Trump has created uncertainty. If they think they will hurt South Africans with the aid, they will only make them stronger. [/quote/]


The mess Trump creating,the next 5 presidents won't be able to clean it. Anyway, I don't blame mad man but foolish Americans who voted for crazy man. ( They have withness what man did in first term, not even his carelessness during covid 19, yet they said,that what they desire)

What exactly is Trump's business with South Africa? I thought his campaign slogan was America first!

So what has changed? He's now behaving like a bull in a China shop.

Jagabanbattle:
South Africa don buy Market.

I have no pity for that country. If you can treat Nigerians badly, I wonder how they treat white south Africans there.

Hopefully, WEST won’t turn South Africa to Libya in future given the fact that South Africa has become antisemitism

I also don't have pity for SA because of their xenophobia but this world is not static. The history of SA, which we know is filled with oppression by foreigners who want to take over their country. They also have allies in the British, which is why Obasanjo nationalized BP to AP.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEajkOF9z_o?feature=shared

Someone called for Musk's Canadian citizenship to be revoked. The bullies think that they can control the world and take over the world without resistance. If you don't respond to them, they will continue to stretch their hands.

In all y’al do amelika, make nothing sha affect tax refund. Bless y’all G boyz out there trynna slim fit these whitey treasury.

Check my siggy hjt me up via tg if you know the koko

Trump has completely gone mad with this executive Bill shit.

Trump is pained that land disparity is being taken care of under the law.
But sees nothing wrong in confiscating Gaza.

Well Pres Cyril Rhamposa is not like tinubu a cocaine baron. Ramaphosa will put pepper in trumps eyes.