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The US has announced visa restrictions targeting some South Africans due to alleged anti-white discrimination, following Donald Trump’s controversial claims of "white genocide" in South Africa. The restrictions will affect "foreign nationals who enact or enable policies" that promote racial discrimination and have arisen amidst broader US actions, such as cutting aid and creating a refugee program for Afrikaner and minority groups. Despite attempts by South African governments since 1994 to address racial inequality, white South Africans are reported to possess, on average, 20 times the wealth of Black South Africans, fueling claims of discrimination that the Trump administration supports.

The United States has implemented a new visa restriction policy for South Africans, targeting individuals who promote "race-based discrimination" or incite violence, amid claims that the Afrikaner minority faces discrimination. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio emphasized that these measures are just the beginning of a series of actions aimed at addressing what the Trump administration perceives as government failures in South Africa related to racial grievances. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has countered these claims, asserting that there is no evidence of discrimination against white people in the country.

The US has imposed visa restrictions on individuals in South Africa accused of discriminating against the country's white minority, as tensions escalate between the two nations. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that the restrictions target those who promote race-based discrimination, incite violence, or enable land confiscation without compensation, without naming specific individuals. The announcement follows strained relations, marked by aid cuts and other punitive measures by the Trump administration, while South Africa maintains that it is not persecuting any racial group and emphasizes that land reform aims to address historical inequalities.