Frans Cronjé: Attack on Israel/US by Ramaphosa in yesterday’s FP will end very badly for SA

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An aggressive attack on Israel and the US by Cyril Ramaphosa in yesterday’s Foreign Policy magazine is a doubling down in the ANC president’s conflict with the Trump Administration. Political scientist Dr Frans Cronjé says continuing to pull the tail feathers of the American Eagle is going to end very badly well for SA. Ramaphosa appears to have trashed AGOA, and with it a big part of the SA agricultural and motor sector, which rely on duty-free access to the world’s biggest market. Cronjé spoke to BizNews founder Alec Hogg.
27 Feb 5AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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