The FW de Klerk Foundation has appealed to US President Donald Trump to reconsider phased cuts to PEPFAR funding for South Africa. In a letter, Executive Director Christo van der Rheede warned the cuts would disrupt healthcare for millions and weaken the Government of National Unity. The Foundation rejected claims of "white genocide", saying violent crime affects all South Africans but hits poor township communities hardest. It urged Washington to decouple humanitarian aid from political disputes, saying current US policy risks empowering extremist factions opposed to South Africa's 1994 democratic settlement. We spoke to  Christo van der Rheede, Executive Director of the FW de Klerk Foundation.

<p>The FW de Klerk Foundation has appealed to US President Donald Trump to reconsider phased cuts to PEPFAR funding for South Africa. In a letter, Executive Director Christo van der Rheede warned the cuts would disrupt healthcare for millions and weaken the Government of National Unity. The Foundation rejected claims of "white genocide", saying violent crime affects all South Africans but hits poor township communities hardest. It urged Washington to decouple humanitarian aid from political disputes, saying current US policy risks empowering extremist factions opposed to South Africa's 1994 democratic settlement. We spoke to&nbsp; Christo van der Rheede, Executive Director of the FW de Klerk Foundation.</p>

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