Trump's threat to South Africa over land - what's behind it?

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US President Donald Trump.

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President Cyril Ramaphosa defended South Africa's land policy on Monday after Donald Trump's threat to cut off funding because of what he said were land confiscations.

Trump said the previous day, without citing evidence, that "South Africa is confiscating land" and "certain classes of people" were being treated "very badly". He would cut funding until the matter was investigated, he said.