# At the heart of a new trade deal between South Africa and the US should be a pact on critical minerals. This is according to Freedom Front Plus leader, Corné Mulder, C5 Capital founder and CEO, Andre Pienaar, and C5 Capital head of government relations, Chris Opperman. They are advocating that the focal point of this minerals pact could be a secure prosperity corridor centred in Saldanha Bay. They say that the construction of a liquefied natural gas terminal would enable the import of US gas, strengthening South Africa’s energy security.
Critical minerals should be at the centre of US–SA partnership