Trump confirms funding cuts to South Africa, offers CITIZENSHIP to Afrikaner farmers whose lands were seized

03/11/2025 / By Ramon Tomey

President Donald Trump announced a halt to all federal funding to South Africa and a pathway to U.S. citizenship for Afrikaner farmers fleeing persecution.
The announcement came in response to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s signing of the Expropriation Act, which allows the government to seize land without full compensation.
The U.S. condemned the law as a “massive human rights violation” and accused the South African government of dismantling equal opportunity and fueling racially motivated violence.
The diplomatic rift has placed billions in U.S. aid at risk and could result in economic and political fallout for South Africa.
The move highlights the plight of South Africa’s White farming community and represents a significant shift in U.S. policy toward South Africa.

President Donald Trump has confirmed the immediate halt of all federal funding to South Africa, alongside a pathway to U.S. citizenship for Afrikaner farmers fleeing government-backed persecution.

The chief executive announced this development in a post Friday, March 7, on Truth Social. The punitive measure against Pretoria and the new citizenship pathway for Afrikaners stemmed from the South African government’s land expropriation policies and discrimination against White farmers. These Dutch-speaking farmers called Boers have been in South Africa since the 1600s.

“South Africa is being terrible, plus, to long-time farmers in the country. They are confiscating their land and farms, and much worse than that. A bad place to be right now, and we are stopping all federal funding,” Trump wrote in his Friday post.

“To go a step further – any farmer with family from South Africa, seeking to flee that country for reasons of safety, will be invited into the United States of America with a rapid pathway to citizenship. This process will begin immediately.”

The announcement comes in response to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s signing of the Expropriation Act. The law signed on Jan. 23 allows the government to seize land without full compensation.

While the law was framed as a measure to address racial disparities in land ownership stemming from apartheid, it drew sharp criticism from the second Trump administration.

The White House condemned the law in a Feb. 7 executive order, accusing Ramaphosa’s government of implementing policies that dismantle equal opportunity and fuel racially motivated violence. The order also established a U.S. resettlement program for Afrikaners, recognizing them as “refugees escaping government-sponsored race-based discrimination.” (Related: Trump signs executive order CUTTING AID to South Africa over land seizures.)

In a Truth Social post written days earlier, the U.S. president described the land grab as “a massive human rights violation, at a minimum.” Trump also promised to cut off “all future funding to South Africa” in the Feb. 3 post “until a full investigation of this situation has been completed.”

White landowners make up just over seven percent of South Africa’s population. However, they still hold the majority of farmland – something the Expropriation Act purportedly seeks to address.

Washington-Pretoria relations at risk over moves targeting White farmers

The Afrikaner rights group AfriForum and the Solidarity labor union, both vocal critics of Pretoria, have been openly calling out the South African government on the matter. AfriForum’s advocacy has included raising concerns over farm attacks, targeted killings and economic policies that threaten Afrikaner livelihoods. Last month, AfriForum officials met with White House representatives – with the group posting pictures of their visit on social media.

But Ramaphosa dismissed these claims, arguing that AfriForum’s international lobbying efforts are divisive and unpatriotic. “That is not a nation-building process – running around the world to try and have your problems solved.,” he remarked. “You are just sowing divisions.”

In response, AfriForum CEO Kallie Kriel accused Ramaphosa of hypocrisy. He pointed to the South African leader’s refusal refusal to condemn anti-Boer rhetoric and his denial of farm murders to back up his case.

“It’s Ramaphosa that signed the Expropriation Act. It’s Ramaphosa that refuses to condemn slogans such as ‘kill the Boer.’ It’s also Ramaphosa that ignores letters from AfriForum and the Solidarity movement that were written to him,” Kriel remarked.

The diplomatic rift has placed billions in U.S. aid at risk, with South Africa now facing a potential economic and political fallout. While Ramaphosa has expressed interest in engaging with Trump, tensions remain high.

Trump’s decision marks a significant shift in U.S. policy toward South Africa, with potential repercussions for trade, security cooperation and diplomatic relations. The move has also drawn attention to the plight of South Africa’s white farming community, a topic often overlooked in global media.

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