Black citrus farmers held back by EU protectionism, Ramaphosa tells Belgian king
South Africa’s citrus trade with the EU is currently held back by “protectionism”, President Cyril Ramaphosa told a recent bilateral trade forum between South Africa and Belgium, and with it, the aspirations of black citrus farmers whose forebears had been denied economic participation during apartheid.
Queen Mathilda and King Philippe of Belgium hosted two weeks ago by
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