Tensions between the United States and South Africa are rising, as Washington debates the renewal of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). While a U.S. House committee has approved a three-year extension, comments from senior Trump administration officials have raised concerns that South Africa could still be excluded. Pretoria continues to lobby for its place in the trade programme, even as diplomatic strains grow over geopolitical alignment, tariffs, and President Trump’s controversial claims about South Africa’s domestic policies. With AGOA’s future uncertain and pressure mounting, this report breaks down what’s at stake for the broader U.S.– South Africa relationship.
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What about the 140 racist laws in South Africa discriminating against white people?
Keep your fake food usa,we dont need it
We don't want your Genetically modified foods and even if you exclude us from AGOA we will find alternative markets, the US is a tiny Village.
We don't want your rotten chicken
Why always in your news talk about this Genocide, it's boring😮😮😮
😂😂😂 bullied? By whom. The ANC is bulling the nation, wake up
Just so all of you know, as a South African, I do not want any freebies from any country…especially not from the US.
I do not want the US dumped chicken and their cars are crap 😉
Since the US government supported the apartheid government here un South Africa, there is no love lost 🙄🥱
If the white genocide was true why are the Boars not taking up Trumps refugee offer ?
Tdumps a bloody liar & a thief & he better find ways for America to survive economically without the usual stealing of resources and lies leading to war
South Africas Gov is Rotten to the Core 😢
No Coverage on television regarding Farm Murders..Kill the Farmer Kill the Boer!?
Take your AGOA we dont care, We will not die
Weaponizing AGOA to hold us hostage and undermine our sovereignty, foreign policy and economic interest.
The US was never a friend of black nations either way, they have been dumping their GMO foods into our country, it's time we prioritize domestic products and cut ties with the US.
No racial law in this country. Let's start taking back our lands by force before it's too late.
A few afrikaaners that want to continue with Apartheid ran to the racist US leader and gave him leverage to cause all this drama. It might sting for a few years but it won't kill us. Keep trying Trumpty Dumpty😔
You must do more homework…do u know what u talking about genious
I see this. If it's Jesus also. Like I see Anc burried another oaths roads gonna fall in again last time said I saw it in vision it happens already. P r e t o r I a joy tooooooo towns jou toooooo step out And peace before joy all gonna do something wrong to another so this is what I saw just now. Jou alllllllllllllllllllllllll do this if it's Jesus showing me
This Goverment step the steps down down down u staircase go. ..please before joy all gonna lose to mutch. I am vision Sayer and see these it's coming this came jour path s crack s like earth cracked going to fall in it it's near so u bout in e step then hour in it go please alllllllllll if jour sign note to reject yourself ha go please just before jour fall in nothing Sorry terrible please go. Hurry please it's one step then jou in the path of jour earth crack
I seeeeeeeeee deer this Anc. Jou cry Alone why joull want to do this no it's it to do that shops jou want to close no pleace God told me If it's also Him He gonna close shops
What are jou doing Anc all if joy have white crowns in jourr looking at hour buildings if castles but not work it good way who is then who there in government now who's crown us it This I saw Mr ramapausa in voting time look at his white crown not shining saying this in my vision Don't know this crown then I see this all if joy going to aimed to hurry to get out to wherever but people gonna chases joy it happens already ANC before jou loses to mutch give back God can used it to country
I'll will give jou new news if God is saying this tooooooooooo stop arrange things please the corn and news papers shops to close don't have any more quiltyness in to jour heart's
We need me Trump to go ge can just talk to wars nothing else go please mr Trump we belief in jou but but but uhhhhm
Trump is a old school American that’s racist, he hates blacks and uses them when he has to. His an utter disgrace and must be removed! There is NO WHITE GENOCIDE in South Africa!!! Now those racists in SA will suffer along with everyone when the US places more pressure on SA
Internationals should be involved with social projects not just hand monies to a corrupt government. Manage and become accountable
I think as South Africans we need to start taking this land for real now. What are we still waiting for? This fools have been lying about this, trying to push their stupid agenda's. If they don't want to be South Africans anymore, they can go stay with their brothers Elon musk and their grand father Trump.
Just move to the USA , if you dont like south africa
In South Africa today, it is legal to sing "Kill a white, kill a farmer" on stage for thousands of supporters.
Do you think this encourages the farm murders?
The South African government, ANC, are a bunch of racist , incompetent and corrupt terrorist supporters.
They receive money from Iran to take Israel to court.
The ANC is evil personified.
Thousands of black South Africans are murdered by other blacks every year. The police minister is on forced suspension for links to criminal underworld.
We don't eat fake food GMO
The ANC is nothing more than an abusive husband to the nation…they changed one parameter (race) in a BAD equation (apartheid), now they want to convince the world that reversed apartheid is GOOD
The dictator…Like Robert Mugabe, when he told Trump to keep his America…now Ramaphosa are saying the same words….. history repeating itself.
Ey keep your poisoned foods.
It's such a pathetic news report when you only give one side of the argument.
What about all the tariffs the ANC put on US goods coming into South Africa . . . while a country like China gets zero tariffs.
Trade has always been a two way street.
Firstpost you really can do better . . . oops I forgot you only report subjectivly.
Shame on you!
ANC view is not South Africans views. ANC is corrupt and incompetent. Destroyed virtually everything.
The US will take SA off the list.
The US wants access to South Africa's economy he just exposed it because it's the biggest economy by force us to buy poison products they want to make us sick no way
We all know how usa works they lie they cheat and kill