President Trump has announced an immediate cessation of all United States payments and subsidies to South Africa. This significant policy shift indicates a severe deterioration in diplomatic relations between the two nations and signals the US intent to isolate the nation globally. Furthermore, the President declared that South Africa will not be invited to the 2026 G20 summit. The administration has explicitly linked these punitive measures to the South African government's refusal to address alleged human rights abuses against Afrikaners and other minority groups. [Update 1] The White House clarified that the decision stems directly from concerns over the treatment of Afrikaners, marking a specific condition for the restoration of diplomatic normalcy.