Health groups and non-governmental organizations have expressed surprise and outrage after the Trump administration’s decision to cut 90% of USAID’s foreign aid contracts.

Thousands of U.S. Agency for International Development workers who have been fired or placed on leave as part of the Trump administration's dismantling of the agency were being given a 15-minute window before the end of this week to clear out their workspaces.

The US has permanently stopped funding thousands of health-care programmes in South Africa, with notifications sent to affected organisations. The move comes almost a month after US President Donald Trump halted most aid to South Africa after accusing the government of confiscating privately owned land.