The duty-free access to the US provided by AGOA has benefited a number of sectors, particularly South Africa’s automobile industry. Motor vehicles make up around a fifth of South Africa’s exports to the US and are worth an estimated $1.9 billion, putting them only behind precious metals.

Four United States of America congressmen wrote to President Donald Trump, asking him to punish South Africa with diplomatic sanctions. SA reacted.

President Trump's executive order prioritizing white South African refugees draws criticism amid complex racial dynamics.

Trump and his allies have targeted South Africa, promoting the false narrative that white people are being mistreated by the nation’s post-apartheid government.

South Africa's foreign minister Ronald Lamola told Reuters on Monday that the United States had not responded to attempts to "formally engage" after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order cutting off aid to South Africa.