Roots of Trump’s fixation with South Africa

South Africa does have a history of racist land inequality. Just not in the way Trump and Musk are portraying
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.
Explainer: Understanding the South Africa Land-Reform Law that Provoked Trump’s Ire
President Donald Trump signed an executive order halting US aid to South Africa and offering refugee status to white South African farmers, claiming the country's new Expropriation
The roots of Donald Trump’s fixation with South Africa
Trump’s order focuses on a South African law, the Expropriation Act ... a system of legalized racial segregation and discrimination, when Black residents were dispossessed of their land.
Trump signs order prioritizing US ‘resettlement’ of white South Africans over ‘discrimination’
Trump instructed Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in his order to "prioritize humanitarian relief, including admission and resettlement through the United States Refugee Admissions Program, for Afrikaners in South Africa who are victims of unjust racial discrimination."
Trump signs order freezing aid to South Africa over land law
The White House said South Africa's new law amounts to race-based discrimination.
White South Africans gather in support of Trump, his claims they are victims of racism
Some white South Africans showed support for President Donald Trump on Saturday and gathered at the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria to claim they are victims of racism by their own government. Hundreds of protesters held placards that read "Thank God for President Trump" and displayed other messages criticizing what they see as racist laws instituted by the South African government that discriminate against the white minority.
White South Africans protest against ‘racist’ laws – and thank Trump for his support
Hundreds of white South Africans gathered at the US embassy in Pretoria on Saturday to support Donald Trump, and protest at what they claim is racism by their own government.
White South Africans echo Trump’s claims of racism
The South African government denies its new law is tied to race and says Trump’s claims have been full of misinformation and distortions.
One thousand South Africans gather for pro-Trump rally
About a thousand people gather outside the US embassy in Pretoria to show support for President Donald Trump after he hit out at the "injust" treatment of white South Africans.
The Nation on MSN5d
Elon Musk’s Vision Is Coming Into Focus—and It Looks a Lot Like Neo-Apartheid
Apartheid was, first and foremost, a business plan—one that the South African–born Musk seems to be reworking for the modern ...
Trump stops South Africa aid over land act intended to address apartheid legacy
South Africa adopted a law allowing the government to seize property "in the public interest.” The measure was condemned by ...
South Africa: The aftermath of land reforms
US President Donald Trump has claimed that South Africa's new land laws will lead to the takeover of white-owned farms.
The Bay State Banner6d
‘Ernest Cole: Lost and Found’ — Poignant documentary explores life and work of exiled South African apartheid photographer
Cole’s work was inspired by French humanist photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson’s “The People of Moscow.” These were ...
The Stark Divide That South Africa's Land Act Seeks to Bridge
FATENG TSE NTSHO, South Africa (Reuters) - The township of Fateng Tse Ntsho houses some 7,000 Black South Africans, its ...
Psychology in democratic South Africa: new book explores a post-apartheid journey
There has been a growing recognition that psychology, as a discipline, must engage more deeply with local contexts.