South African President Cyril Ramaphosa appeared to respond to threats from U_S_ counterpart Donald Trump by saying in his annual speech to the nation that his country would “not be bullied.”

President Donald Trump wrote Sunday that he was “cutting off all future funding to South Africa” in protest of its current land reform. “South Africa is confiscating land, and treating certain classes of people VERY BADLY,” the president wrote on TruthSocial, adding: “A massive Human Rights VIOLATION, at a minimum, is happening for all to see.”

Despite numerous challenges, chief among them illegal Western sanctions, Zimbabwe stands out as a notable example of successful land reclamation in Africa, as South Africa's land reform policies face scrutiny from the United States.