Politicians walking fragile line

Some spark chaos with bombs and gunfire, others with a tap of a screen, swish of a pen and gossipy whispers.

- KYLE ZEEMAN

And so it was this week that US President Donald Trump decided to tell the world that he was closing the tap on funding to South Africa over our alleged dodgy land policies.

His declaration came days after key HIV-Aids funding from the US was stopped because of Trump's "America First" agenda.

The funding was paused pending a 90-day review, and a limited waiver was later granted, but it took less than 90 hours to devastate non-profit organisations.

While, for some, it means they can no longer provide services to those who need them; others said they were told not to come to work tomorrow because of the uncertainty.