The fight for land justice in Zimbabwe, South Africa, and across the Global South is not just a local struggle – it is a global one

'Huge Suffering': South African Faith Ldrs Condemn Cutoff of U.S. Aid

President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw aid relief funding from South Africa has been described by local faith leaders as a slap to God’s face. The Evangelical Alliance of South Africa based in Johannesburg — representing approximately four million Christians in South Africa — stated that the sanctions against the country, which include termination of funding for Anti-Retroviral Treatment, are a punishment on the sick and those dying from …

The fight for land justice in Zimbabwe, South Africa, and across the Global South is not just a local struggle – it is a global one

In this article co-authored by Elizabeth Mpfou, Raj Patel and Varsha Gandikota-Nellutla for Al Jazeera in early April, they write about Zimbabwe’s land reform that challenged colonial injustices but triggered harsh Western sanctions that devastated its economy. On February 7, the White House cut aid to South Africa, citing a nonexistent threat to white farmers from government land expropriation. To see what might lie beyond Trump’s executive or…