South African president tears Into Donald Trump: 'Leave us alone'
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South Africa's president Cyril Ramaphosa has launched an attack on Donald Trump after the US president said he will cut all funding to South Africa.
Trump announced on Sunday he will open an investigation into the country's policies, claiming that a "massive" human rights violation against white people is happening over a new land expropriation law.
Ramaphosa repsonded on Monday, said: "I don't know what Donald Trump has to do with South African land."
He added: "Donald Trump must leave us alone."
This is a breaking story, more to follow.
