Ramaphosa will be forced to get rid of these parasitic ideas to get any Agoa benefits
12 June 2025 - 18:36
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Ann Bernstein needn’t worry, all these cadre socialist type ideas will come to a full stop when US President Donald Trump eventually decides on the African Growth & Opportunity Act (Agoa) trade deal (“SA needs to align public objectives with market realities”, June 11).
President Cyril Ramaphosa will be forced to get rid of these parasitic ideas to get any Agoa benefits, by which time the ANC will be a 25% party making way for a new non-revolutionary leadership in SA.
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LETTER: End of cadre socialist ideas
Ramaphosa will be forced to get rid of these parasitic ideas to get any Agoa benefits
Ann Bernstein needn’t worry, all these cadre socialist type ideas will come to a full stop when US President Donald Trump eventually decides on the African Growth & Opportunity Act (Agoa) trade deal (“SA needs to align public objectives with market realities”, June 11).
President Cyril Ramaphosa will be forced to get rid of these parasitic ideas to get any Agoa benefits, by which time the ANC will be a 25% party making way for a new non-revolutionary leadership in SA.
Andy Rodger
Via BusinessLIVE
JOIN THE DISCUSSION: Send us an email with your comments to letters@businesslive.co.za. Letters of more than 200 words may be edited for length. Anonymous correspondence will not be published. Writers should include a daytime telephone number.
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