Van Staden From Washington: 122 Race Laws Since '94 - Why the US Is Paying Close Attention to SA

Van Staden from Washington: 122 race laws since '94 - why the US is paying close attention to SA

An upside-down South African flag becomes a symbol of fading constitutionalism, race-based laws and declining respect for limits on power.

Scrap race laws for SA’s sake, not Washington’s, IRR urges government - Daily Friend

Whatever Washington's concerns are, South Africa should ditch race laws and threats to property because they directly harm South Africans in every government-defined race group. So says the Institute of Race Relations (IRR) in response to the new US visa restrictions on South Africans linked to race-based laws and expropriation without compensation.

Scrap race laws for SA’s sake, not Washington’s – IRR

The new US visa restrictions on South Africans linked to race-based laws and expropriation without compensation come as no surprise. Washington set out its concerns in February 2025. In the 19 months since, Pretoria has left the laws in question untouched.