Economic sanctions against South Africa

Economic sanctions against South Africa were measures imposed by other countries to pressure the apartheid government to end racial segregation and human rights abuses. These sanctions included trade restrictions, bans on investments, and travel bans on officials, aiming to isolate the regime economically and diplomatically. The goal was to encourage political change by affecting South Africa’s economy and signaling international disapproval of apartheid policies. Over time, sustained sanctions contributed to increasing internal and external pressure, helping to facilitate negotiations that led to the end of apartheid in the early 1990s.