SA trade envoys will try to cut a deal with Trump administration
Ramaphosa says the government has been advised to prepare transactional bilateral deals with the US
11 March 2025 - 23:29
SA is preparing a package of trade deals which will be presented by President Cyril Ramaphosa’s envoys to the US as part of the government’s strategy to appeal to the Trump administration’s transactional approach to foreign policy.
Trade between SA and the US, which is its second-largest trading partner behind China, continues despite US President Donald Trump’s decision to halt federal funding to SA...
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