Sa Wants To Continue Trading With The Us, Ramaphosa Tells Parliament

South Africa wants to continue trading with the United States under the African Growth and Opportunity Act Agoa despite the ongoing row with the country, President Cyril Ramaphosa said during a question and answer session in the National Assembly on Tuesday.

South Africas relationship with Washington has been strained after President Donald Trump castigated South Africas Expropriation Act signed into law in January saying that it was an attempt to confiscate land from white farmers.

We will continue to engage the US and other stakeholders to correct this mischaracterisation and ensure that we restore ties between our two countries, Ramaphosa told MPs.

A lot of work is under way through various channels to ensure the relationship is restored, and I am confident that all the efforts that we are putting in place both diplomatic, political and otherwise will bear fruit.

Last month Trump said South Africa was doing terrible things to its white farmers and offered refuge for farmers and the Afrikaans population, while also cutting financial aid to the country.