South Africa finds itself in the midst of a heated international debate following the enactment of a new land reform law by President Cyril Ramaphosa. The legislation, which allows for land seizures without compensation under specific conditions,

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order formalizing his announcement earlier this week that he’ll freeze assistance to South Africa for a law aiming to address some of the wrongs of South Africa’s racist apartheid era.

In recent days, Musk and Trump have discussed halting aid to the country. The president said "certain classes" are being treated "VERY BADLY."