DA Leader John Steenhuisen spearheads campaign to save AGOA and South African agriculture
16 May 2023
I visited Washington DC two weeks ago to launch a campaign to protect AGOA, the programme which gives SA preferential access to key US markets. I will now intensify this work by meeting with agriculture and industry bodies, DA governments, the US ambassador and international organisations.
My message is clear: The ANC does not speak for SA. The ANC can be replaced in 2024 with a DA-led government that is fully aligned with the free world, and open for trade.
There is no upside and enormous downside for South Africa to side with Russia over the West. The ANC’s alignment with Russia will do severe economic and social damage to South Africa, directly risking billions of rands of trade with the West and hundreds of thousands of jobs.
The US, UK and EU account for over a third of all SA’s exports. Russia accounts for just 0.3%. Yet by their many recent actions, it is clear the ANC is firmly aligned with Russia.