{"id":25074,"date":"2026-09-16T17:45:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T17:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=25074"},"modified":"2026-09-16T17:45:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T17:45:15","slug":"us-limits-visas-for-south-african-officials-over-discrimination-against-white-minorities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=25074","title":{"rendered":"US limits visas for South African officials over discrimination against White minorities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134293538,imgsize-56432,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/us-president-donald-trump.jpg\" alt=\"US limits visas for South African officials over discrimination against White minorities\" title=\"US President Donald Trump.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"US President Donald Trump.\">US President Donald Trump.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The United States has announced visa restrictions against foreign nationals accused of being involved in policies that discriminate against White minorities and other ethnic and racial groups in South Africa, escalating tensions between Washington and Pretoria.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the restrictions would target people responsible for, or complicit in, policies involving race-based discrimination, uncompensated land seizures and incitement of violence against minority groups, the Associated Press reported.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>\u201cThe United States will not allow such behavior to go unchecked,\u201d Rubio said, adding that the actions were incompatible with US foreign policy principles and could undermine peace, economic stability and the rule of law.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>Rubio did not name any individuals who would be affected by the restrictions. The move comes as the Trump administration has repeatedly accused South Africa of discriminating against White people, particularly Afrikaners, who are mainly descended from Dutch and French settlers.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>South Africa has strongly rejected the US allegations, describing them as baseless and based on misinformation. Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola said Pretoria was concerned by the latest announcement and defended the country&#8217;s domestic policies as efforts to address the legacy of apartheid and colonial rule.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3>US cites land reform, affirmative action policies<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>The Trump administration has pointed to South Africa&#8217;s land expropriation law, affirmative action measures and violent crimes against White farmers as evidence of what it describes as an anti-White stance.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>The land law allows the government to expropriate unused private property without compensation in certain circumstances. However, South Africa says the legislation is intended to address historical inequalities and does not allow arbitrary seizure of land.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>Land ownership remains a contentious issue in South Africa more than three decades after apartheid ended. Under the apartheid system, the country&#8217;s Black majority was dispossessed of land and denied basic rights.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>South Africa&#8217;s government has said it has the sovereign right to introduce laws aimed at addressing centuries of racial injustice.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3>Latest escalation in US-South Africa tensions<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>The visa restrictions are the latest in a series of measures taken by the Trump administration against South Africa. <!-- -->Washington has previously barred South African officials from G20 meetings in the US and phased out aid for the country&#8217;s HIV treatment programme.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>The US has also introduced a refugee programme for Afrikaners and other White South Africans, with Trump claiming they face persecution in South Africa. Pretoria has repeatedly denied allegations of persecution or a campaign of violence against White people.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/>Relations between the two countries have deteriorated since Trump returned to office, with Washington also expelling South Africa&#8217;s ambassador and imposing a 30 per cent tariff on South African goods, according to BBC.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"35\"\/>The US Embassy in Pretoria said Washington believed dialogue with South Africa had run its course, while warning that the latest visa restrictions were only the first step towards further measures.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/us\/us-limits-visas-for-south-african-officials-over-discrimination-against-white-minorities\/articleshow\/134293367.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US President Donald Trump. The United States has announced visa restrictions against foreign nationals accused of being involved in policies that discriminate against White minorities and other ethnic and racial groups in South Africa, escalating tensions between Washington and Pretoria.US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the restrictions would target people responsible for, or complicit [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25075,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25074","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789580718_us-president-donald-trump.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789580718_us-president-donald-trump.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789580718_us-president-donald-trump.jpg","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789580718_us-president-donald-trump.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789580718_us-president-donald-trump.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789580718_us-president-donald-trump.jpg","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789580718_us-president-donald-trump.jpg","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789580718_us-president-donald-trump.jpg","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789580718_us-president-donald-trump.jpg","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789580718_us-president-donald-trump.jpg","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789580718_us-president-donald-trump.jpg","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789580718_us-president-donald-trump.jpg","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789580718_us-president-donald-trump.jpg","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789580718_us-president-donald-trump.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"US President Donald Trump. 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