Ramaphosa says SA will continue engaging the US despite new restrictions

Ask AI 2 min President Ramaphosa says Pretoria remains willing to negotiate with Washington despite the latest restrictions, while revealing that talks over trade, tariffs and five issues raised by the US have continued.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa will continue engaging with the United States despite new visa restrictions announced by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio , saying the country will do so while protecting its sovereignty and dignity.

Rubio announced the targeted restrictions last week against foreign nationals whom Washington says are responsible for, or complicit in, policies involving uncompensated land seizures, race-based discrimination and the incitement of violence against minority groups in South Africa.

No individuals were named when the policy was announced.

Ramaphosa was speaking to journalists on the sidelines of the ANC Veterans League fundraising golf day at the Johannesburg Country Club in Woodmead on Monday.