United States hits South Africa hard

• United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio announces a new visa restriction policy against South Africans involved in race-based discrimination.
• The policy targets foreign nationals responsible for laws or policies enabling uncompensated land seizures, race-based discrimination, and incitement of imminent violence against minority groups in South Africa.
• US lawmakers have called for a full review of bilateral relations between South Africa and the United States, with bills tabled in Congress to investigate potential national security threats.