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South Africa shoots itself in the foot with Russian romance, says XA Global Trade Advisors boss

Donald MacKay, CEO of XA Global Trade Advisors, warns that the West might ditch SA as a trade partner over its foreign policy

26 March 2023 - 00:00 By CHRIS BARRON

Donald MacKay, CEO of XA Global Trade Advisors, says South Africa’s pro-Russia foreign policy clashes with President Cyril Ramaphosa’s economic reform programme and has “dire” long-term implications for trade relations...

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