US ‘may sanction South African politicians’ for first time since apartheid
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***From The Times:***
The United States is considering introducing targeted sanctions on South African political figures for the first time since the apartheid era, according to an ally of President Trump who is tipped to be the next ambassador to South Africa.
Joel Pollak confirmed that action against political figures with links to corruption or policies viewed as hostile to US interests was being deliberated in Washington.
“It’s something that could happen,” Pollak told The Times, as relations between the two capitals soured to their lowest point since diplomatic ties were restored after the end of white minority rule.
Trump cut financial aid to Pretoria shortly after taking office over what he views as anti-white laws at home and hostile foreign policies, including its genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice. Marco Rubio, the secretary of state, refused to attend a G20 summit in Johannesburg and said: “[South Africa](https://www.thetimes.com/topic/south-africa) is doing very bad things.”
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