Steenhuisen optimistic on US-SA trade talks [SOUND]

# Agriculture minister John Steenhuisen remains optimistic about trade talks with the US. He is one of four ministers accompanying president Cyril Ramaphosa when they visit the Whitehouse next Wednesday. Steenhuisen warns that a proposed 30-percent tariff on South African exports could harm competitiveness, saying such duties may effectively shut South Africa out of the US market, especially for citrus and wine. He emphasised the government is pushing for favourable terms to protect market access and avoid economic fallout for key agricultural sectors: