We are gateway to continent, Cyril tells China
The Citizen|September 05, 2024
South Africa is still the gateway to Africa, President Cyril Ramaphosa has told China at the South Africa-China Business Forum in Shenzen yesterday.
We are gateway to continent, Cyril tells China

Cooperation between South Africa and China "extends beyond our two countries", he said.

"The growth of the South African economy will support the success of the African Continental Free Trade Area, which opens access to a market of over 1.3 billion people.

"African economic integration is fast becoming a reality." South Africa, Ramaphosa said, is "a country with enormous potential for growth and development".

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