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US bill that could lead to sanctions on corrupt ANC politicians one step closer to implementation – AfriForum welcomes approval

ByAfriForum 23/07/202523/07/2025

Soundbite: Ernst van Zyl (English)

Soundbite: Ernst van Zyl (Afrikaans)

AfriForum describes the approval by a US House Committee of a bill – which will enable the implementation of targeted sanctions against corrupt and extremist South African politicians – as a welcome development in the interests of the people of South Africa. Ronny Jackson, a congressman from Texas, introduced the bill, officially titled the U.S.-South African Bilateral Relations Review Act of 2025, in April of this year.

The bill will now be debated and amended in the House of Representatives before a vote is held on it. The House of Representatives will then submit the approved bill to the Senate for final consideration.

This development comes amid a deepening diplomatic crisis between the US and South African governments. Last week it was reported that the US government has denied Mcebisi Jonas, South Africa’s special envoy to the US, a diplomatic visa and rejected his credentials. The revelation confirmed that South Africa has effectively been without diplomatic representation in Washington for more than three months, amid one of the country’s most serious diplomatic crises since 1994.

According to Ernst van Zyl, Head of Public Relations at AfriForum, the ANC’s years of reckless and extremist diplomatic actions and rhetoric are now bearing bitter fruit.

“AfriForum maintains that ordinary citizens of the country should not be punished for the extremism and corruption of politicians. AfriForum has never advocated for sanctions that target South Africa as a whole. Therefore, the introduction of targeted sanctions against these politicians will be a welcome development,” Van Zyl concludes.