News24 | PODCAST | The Lead: Here we AGOA again, but no silver bullet for US-SA trade

US President Donald Trump signs a funding bill to end a partial government shutdown in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on 3 February 2026. This arguably pulled Trump's focus while also hastily signing off on the AGOA agreement.

The Trump administration has now signed off on a new AGOA deal, allowing South Africa duty-free access to the US market.

But do not celebrate too quickly, warns our seasoned business journo, Jan Cronje.

Those pesky 30% Liberation Day tariffs remain, and our trade delegation’s yet to strike any new overriding deal. Finally…

We remember Dr Neil Agett, with On This Day in SA History.
Finally, can you crack Rauby’s pointless braai quiz?

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