Civil Society Groups Condemn Trump’s Allegations Against South Africa

Posted on February 4, 2025
by Yashmika Dukaran


A coalition of civil society organisations has strongly criticized former U.S. President Donald Trump over his unsubstantiated claims about South Africa.

Trump alleged that the country is seizing land and mistreating certain groups of people. He also threatened to cut future U.S. funding to South Africa.

Among the organisations denouncing his remarks are the Ahmed Kathrada and Desmond Tutu foundations, as well as Defend Our Democracy. They have dismissed his allegations as “absurd and dangerous.”

Trump’s comments prompted an official response from the South African government and sent the rand into a sharp decline.