Archived

US limits visas for South African officials over alleged anti-white discrimination

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says South Africa has not addressed US concerns over racial inequality.

Coverage from 4 publishers 4 source reports
NYTBBCGuardianSky
Trump Bars Some South Africans Over Claims of Anti-White Discrimination NYTimes – World
Update summary

What changed in this update

Washington says South Africa has not done anything to fix what President Trump sees as discrimination. South Africa’s president has called Mr. Trump’s policies racist.

Source coverage

Source reports

Trump Bars Some South Africans Over Claims of Anti-White DiscriminationNYTimes – World
NYT

Trump Bars Some South Africans Over Claims of Anti-White Discrimination

Washington says South Africa has not done anything to fix what President Trump sees as discrimination. South Africa’s president has called Mr. Trump’s policies racist.

World
Guardian

US to bar some South Africans over claims of anti-white discrimination

Announcement of visa restrictions follows Trump’s false claims of ‘white genocide’ taking place in South Africa The US has announced visa restrictions on some South Africans as Donald Trump’s administration continues to claim that South Africa’s government racially discriminates against white minority Afrikaners. The announcement did not specify individuals who were barred from the US. Trump has spent his second ter…

US travel bans for South African officials alleged to be behind anti-white discriminationSky News – World
Sky

US travel bans for South African officials alleged to be behind anti-white discrimination

The United States has announced a travel ban on South African officials it claims are behind discrimination against white people and other minority groups.

US limits visas for South African officials over alleged anti-white discriminationBBC News – World
BBC

US limits visas for South African officials over alleged anti-white discrimination

More news

Also in the news

Francis Halzen wins Nobel Prize in physics for work on high-energy neutrinos from spaceNPR – World
World Updating

Francis Halzen Wins Nobel Prize in Physics for Neutrino Research

Belgian-born physicist Francis Halzen, 82, has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work detecting high-energy neutrinos from deep space. His research, which began in the 1980s, led to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole. The Nobel committee described neutrinos as "ghostly messages from space." Halzen is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

7 references
NPRDWFrance 24Al JazeeraNew Scientist +1
Fury in California After Trump Suggests Iran Could ‘Take Out’ L.A. or San DiegoNYTimes – World
World Updating

GOP candidate for San Diego House district criticizes Trump comments on Iran – US politics live

Jim Desmond pushes back after president says losing Los Angeles and San Diego would be ‘small price to pay’ Q&A: The Iran war is unpopular, but will it cost Trump the midterms? Our reporters answer your questions Sign up for Breaking News US email Jim Desmond , the Republican candidate for a competitive San Diego based House seat has pushed back on Donald Trump’s comments at a rally in Nebraska on Monday, where the…

5 references
Al JazeeraNYTGuardianABC News
Discovery

See what’s emerging. See what’s changing.

Explore stories gaining momentum and continuing events with new developments.