SA has to work hard to counter notions that it is not committed to Africa
The recent spate of xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals and foreign-owned businesses could have put SA in a defensive position in the ongoing negotiations of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement , Wamkele Mene the country's former chief negotiator said on Thursday.
Mene was speaking at a panel discussion on the AfCFTA hosted by law firm Herbert Smith Freehills and Business Unity SA . The AfCTA, which became operational in July, promises to promote the free movement of goods and services across the continent and increase intra-Africa trade which currently sits at a very low 16%.
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