US Announces Visa Restrictions on South Africa Two Days After BRICS Summit
Washington issued fresh visa restrictions targeting South African officials on Sept 15, two days after South African President Cyril Ramaphosa attended the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi as a full member of the eleven-nation bloc. United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the new policy under Section 212(a)(3)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, citing what Washington described as "racially motivated crime and government-sponsored discrimination" against Afrikaner and other minority populations in South Africa. Image Source: @CyrilRamaphosa on X The restrictions target foreign nationals deemed responsible for or complicit in laws enabling uncompensated land seizures, race-based discrimination, and the incitement of violence against minority groups. The announcement cited President Trump's Executive Order 14204, "Addressing Egregious Actions of the Republic of South Africa," and stated that the South African government had "not adequat...