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South Africa must prepare for potential loss of US trade benefits, Ramaphosa says
South Africa must prepare for potential loss of US trade benefits, Ramaphosa says
President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday that the country must prepare for its potential exclusion from the United States' duty-free trade initiative, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), as relations between Washington and Pretoria have soured.
AGOA gives eligible African countries duty-free access to the US market for thousands of products. South Africa has benefited from it for years.
US President Donald Trump's administration has cracked down on South Africa for what Trump claims is its persecution…
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