Cape Independence Group warns AGOA exit will hit Western Cape economy [SOUND]

# The Cape Independence Advocacy Group warns South Africa’s exclusion from AGOA will have serious consequences for the Western Cape economy. The group’s Phil Craig says the province exported 14.5-billion-rand to the US in 2025, with citrus, wine, fruit juice and yacht manufacturing facing uncertainty, and Wesgro estimates US exports supported 28-thousand jobs. He says Pretoria’s centralised foreign policy prioritises liberation alliances over economic interests and calls for greater provincial control: