Trump government has to row back: exposed to decisions

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Lerato Khumalo

The trade conflict with China sparked by US President Donald Trump has led to confusion in package shipping. The US Postal Service (USPS) initially suspended the acceptance of packages from China on Tuesday, but resumed it a few hours later. The USPS did not give a reason, but post and customs authorities have difficulty implementing new customs regulations from the Trump government.

In the night of Saturday, Trump then announced that he would freeze help for South Africa. The background is the law on state expropriation of land decided by the government in Pretoria. Trump accused the government in Pretoria in an order “Unjust and immoral practices”. He instructed all US government authorities to end economic and development policy support for South Africa. It is also planned that people affected by the expropriations in the United States can be admitted as refugees.

South Africa has passed a law that allows land to exprude the country in the public interest in order to compensate for injustice during the racist apartheid era (1948-1994). The South African government, which is made up of a coalition of various political parties, reacted determined determined, but still diplomatically to Trump’s announcement. President Cyril Ramaphosa said that the country would “not be intimidated”. It remains to be seen whether Trump passes through this project. He has more freedom in terms of foreign policy.

In addition, Trump friend Elon Musk comes from South Africa and grew up there while apartheid grew up. When he attacked his platform X Ramaphosa, he wrote back to him: ‘My brother, you have to know that our constitution would provide for the evil of the evil due to the devastating heritage of a centuries -long oppressive and brutal colonialism.