DA says South Africa’s exclusion from AGOA was avoidable [SOUND]

# The DA says South Africa’s exclusion as a beneficiary of the African Growth and Opportunity Act next year was avoidable and completely unnecessary in the context of sound economic diplomacy and negotiation. The Office of the US Trade Representative found that the government has engaged in practices which are inconsistent with AGOA’s eligibility criteria. DA Ryan Smith says the country’s AGOA exclusion is a blow to the economy, especially the agriculture and agro-processing, automotive manufacturing, and mining sectors: