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Members of the South African delegation, led by President Cyril Ramaphosa, attend a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in New Delhi, India, September 11, 2026. Sputnik/Kristina Solovyova/Pool via REUTERS

JOHANNESBURG, Oct 19 (Reuters) – South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday that the country must prepare for its potential exclusion from the United States’ duty-free trade initiative, AGOA, as relations between Washington and Pretoria have soured.

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