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South Africa accounts for 54% of all exports to the US under Agoa — a trade law which gives eligible African countries duty-free access to the US market for thousands of products including clothing, agricultural goods, crafts and manufactured items.
TRADE

End of Agoa: No doom and gloom

Economists suggest the US decision to remove South Africa from the duty-free benefits of Agoa is not catastrophic, urging the country to diversify exports, while labour…

  • Brian Sokutu
7 min read
US president Donald Trump
TRADE

SA challenges Trump’s AGOA decision

South Africa has accused Washington of shifting the goalposts in trade negotiations after US President Donald Trump notified Pretoria of his intention to end its preferential…

  • Hasina Kathrada
7 min read
AGRICULTURE

SA farmers better placed to face El Niño, but risks remain

Despite strong El Niño forecasts, South African farmers enter the summer production season with fuller dams and improved soil moisture, though rain-fed crops and livestock face…

  • Sheree Bega
4 min read