Western Cape continues to enjoy a robust relationship with the US [SOUND]

# Western Cape premier Alan Winde says while the current challenges between South Africa and the US on trade at the national level are recent developments, the province continues to enjoy robust relationships on the state-to-province level. The premier has returned from a ten-day official visit to America. The US is the province’s second-largest export market, with Western Cape exports totalling over 18.32-billion-rand in 2024, a 2.66-percent increase from the previous year. Winde says trade relations with America are critically important: