Could the US midterm election outcome get SA back into Agoa?

MoneywebJimmy Moyaha · 5 November 2026 at 18:54

‘I'm a bit taken back for people to think that because there's a change in Capitol Hill it would translate to changes of policy. I think the US will keep on playing both the carrot and the stick in terms of its engagement with South Africa’ – former ambassador Dr Kingsley Makhubela.
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