Donald Trump to snub G20 in South Africa, citing land expropriation and murder of white farmers

702's Bongani Bingwa interviews veteran journalist Peter Bruce.

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"They are taking the land of white farmers, and then killing them and their families... The United States has held back all contributions to South Africa. Is this where we want to be for the G20? I don’t think so!" said US President Donald Trump, signalling he would boycott the G20 summit scheduled to take place in South Africa this November.

These are the most recent claims from Trump, who earlier this year announced he was halting all aid to South Africa, accusing the country of 'confiscating land and treating certain classes of people very badly'.

He also extended an offer of sanctuary in the US to Afrikaners, claiming they were being persecuted under South Africa’s land reform policy.

Bruce suggests that we should 'ignore' Trump, arguing that the G20 summit presents President Cyril Ramaphosa with a valuable platform to address these misconceptions and to reinforce international relationships, especially given the state of the US market.

He adds that as long as there's support from countries like Canada and China, the summit could be a crucial moment for global leaders to 'look each other in the eye', and emerge better informed and more equipped to navigate the challenges ahead.

"There's a moment of crisis in the world's architecture and it's perfectly legitimate to call a G20 summit to talk about it."

- Peter Bruce

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