President Donald Trump and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa are scheduled to hold talks at the White House next week.

Within hours of the newscast, Mr. Trump had fired off a tweet claiming that there was “large-scale killing” of white farmers in South Africa, and that he had directed the State Department to “closely study the South Africa land and farm seizures and expropriations.”

"President Ramaphosa will meet with President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington DC to discuss bilateral, regional and global issues of interest," South Africa's presidency said. "The president's visit to the US provides a platform to reset the strategic relationship between the two countries,