Sa Government Should Repair Its Relationship With The Us: Steenhuisen

Democratic Alliance DA Federal leader, John Steenhuisen says South African government should repair its relationship with the US government to protect the growth of the economy and jobs.

Speaking during an interaction with commercial farmers in the Free State, Steenhuisen says the executive order by US president Donald Trump was guided by misinformation around the true state of affairs in the country.

He adds that while the land Expropriation Act was not an open discussion in the government of national unity GNU, the countrys economy should be safeguarded at all costs.

Theres been mixed reactions over the executive order, the DA leader says the country cannot afford to lose commercial farmers who are critical in the Agricultural sector.

Steenhuisen says a delegation should be sent to Washington to mend relations with the US government and explain what the GNU is doing.