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A contentious law that allows South Africa’s government to expropriate land – without compensation in some cases – has enraged the United States, triggering aid cuts by Washington and outbursts from President Donald Trump.
Many fear that the African nation could now potentially lose some of its US trade privileges as relations between the two countries deteriorate.
South Africa is the largest beneficiary of the African Growth and Opportunities Act (AGOA), a US trade agreement that provides preferential duty-free access to US markets for eligible Sub-Saharan African nations.
Some US lawmakers want those benefits withdrawn when AGOA is…
