mo4ch:>US ‘doesn’t understand’ South Africa land seizures, so what does it seek there? | Mo4ch News

A US delegation touched down in South Africa last week to investigate the planned seizure of white-owned land. But Washington doesn’t really understand the land issue, and had other intentions for the trip, experts told RT.A cohort of US officials – including Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan and Deputy Ambassador to South Africa Jessye Lapenn – met with South African agricultural firms on Friday to discuss the impact of land seizures on property rights in the country.US President Donald Trump himself had promised to look into Prime Minister Cyril Ramaphosa’s planned seizure of land from white owners, as well as the reports of the killing of white farmers by black mobs, last year.Ostensibly, the meeting was about strengthening economic cooperation between the two countries. Under the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act, South Africa must maintain free markets and safeguard private property rights to keep receiving favorable trade terms. Sullivan told reporters land reform must tak…