Things will get worse for South Africa after United States visa sanctions

• The United States can impose financial restrictions and pressure other countries to also levy sanctions on individual South Africans.
• South Africa's International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola said the public should prepare themselves for the worst-case scenario, as the country is not willing to surrender its sovereignty.
• The United States has demanded that South Africa get rid of policies such as Black Economic Empowerment and land expropriation.