South Africa Minister Slams Trump’s Genocide Claim Ahead of G-20

South Africa's Finance Minister, Tito Mboweni, has condemned US President Donald Trump's claim that the government is engaged in "white farmer land grabs" and "large-scale killing of farmers." Mboweni dismissed Trump's accusations as unfounded and reiterated that the government's land reform program is being carried out in a lawful and transparent manner. The comments came as Mboweni delivered South Africa's medium-term budget update, just days after Trump announced that the US would not attend the upcoming G-20 summit in Johannesburg. Mboweni criticized Trump's decision, stating that it was "regrettable" and that South Africa had been looking forward to hosting the US president. The land reform issue has been a contentious topic in South Africa, with the government seeking to address historical imbalances in land ownership. However, Trump's claims of "genocide" have been widely rejected by the international community as inaccurate and inflammatory.