South Africa slams planned US sanctions over alleged racial discrimination

Trump administration falling for misinformation from ‘fringe groups’ alleging discrimination against white Afrikaners.

x whatsapp-stroke copylink google Add Al Jazeera on Google info Ronald Lamola, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa, at a press conference of The Hague Group, organized by The Progressive International on January 31, 2025 in The Hague, Netherlands [File: Pierre Crom/Getty] By Al Jazeera Staff and Reuters Published On 16 Sep 2026 16 Sep 2026 South Africa has called the United States’s plans to impose sanctions on individuals there for alleged discrimination against white Afrikaners a result of “mischaracterisations” being promoted by “fringe groups”.

“We remain committed to addressing these challenges through our constitutional institutions, democratic processes and the rule of law, with the objective of building a more equal and inclusive society for all South Africans,” South African Minister for International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola said in a statement on Wednesday.