South Africa's land reform laws have sparked significant controversy, with critics fearing they could lead to the confiscation of white-owned farms, reminiscent of Zimbabwe's land seizures. The new Expropriation Act has caused tensions between Pretoria and Washington,

The so-called land question has been a decades-long dilemma for South Africa. A new law seeks to right some of the wrongs of apartheid but has prompted claims from critics that it discriminates against White farmers.

White South Africans gathered at the US Embassy in Pretoria to support President Trump and protest against their government's racial policies. They claim the South African government's land expropriation law and affirmative action policies discriminate against the white minority,