US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he won’t attend a Group of 20 summit in Johannesburg later this month, citing among his reasons South Africa’s new land-expropriation law, which has been assailed by President Donald Trump.

The signing of the Expropriation Bill follows a five-year process of extensive public consultation and parliamentary debate.

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday signed the Expropriation Bill into law. The Bill allows for the expropriation of land with no compensation if it’s in the interest of the public or for public purpose. Although the Bill was adopted by the National Assembly in 2020, it was opposed by the DA, FF+ and some civil society groups.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has singed the Expropriation Bill into law, joining the BELA and NHI as new legislation that will be highly contested.

President Donald Trump said the US would halt all future funding to South Africa because of its new land-expropriation law. The rand slumped.