Steenhuisen says cool heads can turn Trump/ANC vitriol from crisis to a benefit

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South Africans have been jolted by attention US president Donald Trump is giving their country - starting with freezing an annual $450m gift to HIV/AIDS sufferers with much worse in the wings. Among the most concerned are exporters - and those employed by American companies from KFC and Ford to Microsoft and Amazon operating in SA. Democratic Alliance Leader John Steenhuisen, Agriculture Minister in the Government of National Unity, says with cool heads, the growing crisis could become an opportunity. He spoke to BizNews editor Alec Hogg
4 Feb 8AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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