Response – 27th May 2025 – Getting Good out of Evil by Mike Pothier
It will be some time before it becomes clear whether last week’s meeting in Washington between Presidents Ramaphosa and Trump, and their respective teams, was successful in trade terms. Getting the threatened 31 per cent tariffs on our exports reduced, and keeping the US open for our minerals and agricultural produce was a big part of the meeting’s purpose; as was securing assistance with technology, supplies of natural gas, and other US products that we need.