U.S. diplomat urges transparent land reform in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan said on Friday that South Africa should be transparent about land reform so as not to hurt the economy, adding that the issue had not been covered in the United States with the "necessary perspective".

U.S President Donald Trump waded into South Africa's high-octane land debate last year by sending a late-night tweet in which he said he had asked his secretary of state to study "land and farm seizures" in South Africa.