South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said his country "will not be bullied", days after United States President Donald Trump said he would cut off funding to South Africa over a land reform act.
The background: Trump said on Sunday, without citing evidence, that "South Africa is confiscating land and treating certain classes of people very badly", alluding to a new law that aims to even racial disparities in land ownership.
Ramaphosa did not mention Trump by name, but spoke of growing geopolitical tensions in his annual state of the nation address.
The key quote: "We are, as South Africans, a resilient people, and we will not be bullied." — Cyril Ramaphosa, South African President.
What else to know: South Africa was also criticised this week by US secretary of state Marco Rubio, who said he would not attend an upcoming G20 summit in Johannesburg because "South Africa is doing very bad things".
South Africa took over the G20 presidency in December, becoming the first African country to do so, and Ramaphosa has said he would use the opportunity to advance the interests of Africa and the Global South.
His country has also at the International Court of Justice alleging genocide in Gaza.
