South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Thursday that his country "will not be bullied," days after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would cut off funding to South Africa over a land reform act.

The comments come after Washington’ s decision to skip G20 talks to be held in Johannesburg, and days after US President Donald Trump announced funding cuts over Pretoria’ s land expropriation bill.South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa came out in defense of his country during a national address on Thursday,

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has rebuffed threats from US President Donald Trump to cut aid to South Africa over the country's land reform policy.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has once again highlighted the ambition to turn the SRD grant into a permanent feature of the country.

President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Thursday evening, where he addressed geopolitical issues affecting the country, like disinformation about the country’s laws on land expropriation.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has rebuffed threats from US President Donald Trump to cut aid to South Africa over the country's land reform policy.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa appeared to respond to threats from U_S_ counterpart Donald Trump by saying in his annual speech to the nation that his country would “not be bullied.”

South Africa will not be bullied, President Cyril Ramaphosa said in a national address Thursday, after his government faced criticism from senior US officials including President Donald Trump.

Anyone wondering if President Cyril Ramaphosa would attempt to placate the Trump administration got their answer at Thursday night’s State of the Nation Address — where Ramaphosa staked out a very different set of South African values.