South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Thursday that his country "will not be bullied," days after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would cut off funding to South Africa over a land reform act.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has rebuffed threats from US President Donald Trump to cut aid to South Africa over the country's land reform policy.

In a State of the Nation Address (SoNA) overshadowed by diplomatic tensions between South Africa and the US over land, social inclusion and climate policies, President Cyril Ramaphosa said South Africa would “not be bullied” as it sought to chart a new path in a rapidly changing world.

President Cyril Ramaphosa spoke with Elon Musk after the South African-born billionaire joined President Donald Trump in criticizing the country’s new land-expropriation law.

President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Thursday evening, where he addressed geopolitical issues affecting the country, like disinformation about the country’s laws on land expropriation.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has once again highlighted the ambition to turn the SRD grant into a permanent feature of the country.

South Africa will not be bullied, President Cyril Ramaphosa said in a national address Thursday, after criticism this week of his government from senior US officials including President Donald Trump.