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South Africans face new US visa restrictions as tension over race policies intensifies

AFP The United States on Tuesday announced new restrictions on visas for South Africans, after President Donald Trump repeatedly criticised the country's leaders over its post-apartheid racial justice policies. Trump has lambasted South Africa's land and employment laws that are meant to redress stark inequalities that black people still face 30 years after the end of apartheid.

South Africans face new US visa restrictions as tension over race policies intensifies

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AFP The United States on Tuesday announced new restrictions on visas for South Africans, after President Donald Trump repeatedly criticised the country's leaders over its post-apartheid racial justice policies.

Trump has lambasted South Africa's land and employment laws that are meant to redress stark inequalities that black people still face 30 years after the end of apartheid.

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AFP The United States on Tuesday announced new restrictions on visas for South Africans, after President Donald Trump repeatedly criticised the country's leaders over its post-apartheid racial justice policies. Trump has lambasted South Africa's land and employment laws that are meant to redress stark inequalities that black people still face 30 years after the end of apartheid.

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