SA pushes for AGOA extension as deadline nears.

29/09/2025 9 min
SA pushes for AGOA extension as deadline nears.

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Episode Synopsis

GUEST – Busisiwe Mavuso – CEO of Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA)

In the closing hours of what may prove to be a pivotal chapter in South Africa’s trade story, Pretoria and Washington are locked in last-minute negotiations over the future of AGOA the African Growth and Opportunity Act that underpins much of our country’s preferential access to the U.S. market. The backdrop is fraught: months of diplomatic strain, rising tariffs from the U.S., and growing anxiety in the South African business community over the potential fallout. Kaya FM