Ambassador-designate to the United States, Ebrahim Rasool, says he believes relations with the incoming Trump administration will be a transactional one.
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Rasool is not necessarily expecting the warm White House welcome South Africa received under Barack Obama but he believes Donald Trump’s administration will recognise a mutually beneficial trade relationship can be had with South Africa amid fears that Trump will can duty-free exports to the US after 2025.
Whether South Africa will suffer consequences for its friendships with Russia, China and Iran, is something Rasool is also preparing to manage.
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