South Africa's Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation issued a statement on the 16th to express concern over the recent announcement by the United States of imposing new visa restrictions on South African personnel, saying that the US side misinterpreted South Africa's domestic policy. South Africa's Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamora said in a statement that the relevant US measures once again cater to specific groups' misdescriptions of South Africa's domestic policies. These groups mistakenly portray themselves as representatives of South Africa's “minority” and Afrikaans. He said that as a sovereign country, South Africa has the right to enact laws to resolve problems caused by racial injustices over hundreds of years.

South Africa's Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation issued a statement on the 16th to express concern over the recent announcement by the United States of imposing new visa restrictions on South African personnel, saying that the US side misinterpreted South Africa's domestic policy. South Africa's Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamora said in a statement that the relevant US measures once again cater to specific groups' misdescriptions of South Africa's domestic policies. These groups mistakenly portray themselves as representatives of South Africa's “minority” and Afrikaans. He said that as a sovereign country, South Africa has the right to enact laws to resolve problems caused by racial injustices over hundreds of years.