The South African government has not confiscated any land,” he said in response to President Trump’s threat to withhold funding for South Africa pending an investigation. ALSO READ: Trump threatens to cut funding for South Africa over land policy Ramaphosa said while the US remains a key strategic political and trade partner for South Africa, “with the exception of Pepfar aid, which constitutes 17 per cent of South Africa’s HIV/Aids programme, there is no other significant funding provided by the US in South Africa”.