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Trump Administration Imposes Expanded Travel Ban Affecting 12 Countries

By Rachel Mohamed United States President Donald Trump has enacted a new travel ban restricting entry from 12 countries, echoing his controversial 2017 ban but with a broader and more diverse list of nations. Speaking to VOC, international relations expert Dr. Oscar van Heerden criticised the move, saying it reflects the administration’s broader stance on immigration. “They’ve implemented a widespread ban on refugees and asylum seekers, particularly targeting people […]

9 June 2025

International News

Trump Expands Travel Ban, Clashes with Musk

By Rachel Mohamed U.S. President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation banning nationals from 12 countries—Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Congo-Brazzaville, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen—citing concerns about terrorism. The order, effective today, June 9, 2025, forms part of a broader crackdown on immigration. Meanwhile, domestic tensions are escalating as Trump publicly clashes with tech billionaire Elon Musk. Speaking on VOC's airwaves, Professor John J. Stremlau, Honorary […]

9 June 2025

International

Canada has announced that it will be lifting its travel ban on South Africa and nine other African

Canada has announced that it will be lifting its travel ban on South Africa and nine other African countries following criticism. The ban was imposed last month to curb the transmission of the Omicron variant that was discovered by South Africa. On Friday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the increase in Omicron cases was scary. Critics said the ban on travellers from 10 African countries made no sense given […]

19 December 2021

International News

Biden pledges to roll back Trump’s Muslim travel ban on ‘day one

Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, has pledged to end President Donald Trump’s highly controversial travel ban affecting mainly Muslim-majority countries on day one of his presidency during an online summit yesterday. The Muslim community was the first to feel Trump’s “assault” with his “vile Muslim ban”, said Biden during his address at Emgage Action, the largest Muslim American PAC (political action committee). In a speech that blamed the […]

22 July 2020

Local

Travel ban on high risk countries comes into effect on Wednesday

Government will on Wednesday gazette travel restrictions on all travellers from countries considered to be at high risk for the deadly coronavirus. The travel ban on citizens from eight countries including the United Kingdom and the United States was announced earlier this week by Transport Minister, Fikile Mbalula at a media conference also attended by Public Enterprises Minister, Pravin Gordhan and Home Affairs Minister, Aaron Motsoaledi. All foreign nationals from […]

18 March 2020

International News

Saudi Arabia expands travel ban to 39 states including EU

Saudi Arabia temporarily suspended on Thursday the travel of its citizens and residents to 39 countries including 27 European Union states amid a jump in the number of coronavirus cases from 21 to 45 with reporting of 24 new cases, including 21 in Makkah. The new measures were taken as part of the Kingdom’s efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus, Saudi Press Agency reported citing statements of the […]

12 March 2020

International News

US House panel advances bill to repeal Trump’s travel ban

The House Judiciary Committee voted in favour of advancing a bill that would withdraw Trump's controversial travel ban. The United States House Judiciary Committee voted on Wednesday to advance a bill that would repeal Donald Trump's travel ban that targets several Muslim majority countries, and would limit the president from imposing future restrictions based on religion. The House of Representatives panel voted along party lines in favour of advancing the […]

13 February 2020

International News

‘A real human cost’: American Muslims decry travel ban

American-Muslims have decried a US Supreme Court ruling that upheld a controversial travel ban on five Muslim-majority countries, expressing anger and fear over what it will mean for them and their families. Dozens of people gathered outside the court building on Tuesday, holding banners and shouting slogans such as "No ban, no wall" to protest against the decision on a policy Donald Trump has fought for since his first week […]

27 June 2018

International News

Trump’s travel ban faces Supreme Court reckoning

President Donald Trump’s administration goes before the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to defend the legality of his travel ban targeting people from several Muslim-majority countries, one of the most contentious actions of his presidency. Trump’s travel ban - the third version of a policy he first sought to implement a week after taking office in January 2017 - blocks entry into the United States of most people from Iran, […]

25 April 2018

Travel ban

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