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US threatens ‘severe consequences’ over SA’s detention of officials, Pretoria rejects claims | SA News

The US has condemned “in the strongest terms” South Africa’s recent detention of its officials performing their duties to provide humanitarian support to Afrikaners, a claim the country has denied.

The US also said on Thursday the public release of US officials’ passport information was an unacceptable form of harassment.

“This can only be seen as an attempt to intimidate US government personnel in South Africa on official business. The US will not tolerate such behaviour toward its government’s officials, or toward any of its citizens, who are legally and peacefully operating abroad.”

The US said failure by South Africa to hold to account those responsible will result in “severe…

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