South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is facing allegations of emulating the controversial land reform policies of Zimbabwe’s former leader, Robert Mugabe, following recent cuts to U.S. aid under the Trump administration.
The situation intensified after Ramaphosa publicly distanced South Africa from Trump, stating, “I don’t know what Donald Trump has to do with South African land because he has never been here. He must keep his America and we will keep our South Africa.”
Critics point to the parallels between Ramaphosa’s rhetoric and Mugabe’s infamous declaration, “So Blair keep your England and let me keep my Zimbabwe.”
