Ramaphosa: Strengthened ties with Southeast Asia open new trade frontiers for South Africa

SA seeks to expand exports to Southeast Asia

President Cyril Ramaphosa has emphasised the importance of diversifying South Africa’s trade relations…

Ramaphosa: Strengthened ties with Southeast Asia open new trade frontiers for South Africa

By Cyril Ramaphosa We have just returned a successful visit to Southeast Asia, where we visited Indonesia, Vietnam and Malaysia. South Africa has long-standing relations with all three countries. Our ties to Indonesia and Malaysia go back more than 300 years, when the Dutch East India Company brought people from what were then known as the Dutch East Indies to South Africa as slaves. Together with political exiles, skilled artisans and religious…