By Johnathan Paoli
The Solidarity Movement plans on engaging the US and South African governments on its concerns on various transformative laws, in the Expropriation Act.
The chairperson of the Solidarity Movement, which includes the Solidarity union and AfriForum, Flip Buys, emphasised that it remained important for South Africa to maintain good relations with the US in light of the more than $400 million funded projects throughout the country.
This follows Trump threatening to cut funds to South Africa over the new land law.
“The Solidarity Movement will ask the Trump administration to exercise pressure on the African National Congress’ policies, but not to punish ordinary South Africans through measure causing greater unemployment or harming the vulnerable. We do not like the ANC, but we love the country,” Buys said on Monday.
He said the American president was aware of President Cyril Ramaphosa signing the Expropriation Act, and this, combined
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