South African government calls Trump tweet on land reform as 'narrow'


  • World
  • Thursday, 23 Aug 2018

FILE PHOTO: A man uses plastic to mark vacant land in Olievenhoutbosch near Centurion, South Africa March 12, 2018. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's government in an official tweet on Thursday rejected United States President Donald Trump's tweet on land reform as a "narrow perception" that divides the nation.

"South Africa totally rejects this narrow perception which only seeks to divide our nation and reminds us of our colonial past," government said in a post on Twitter.

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