{"id":262,"date":"2011-01-11T14:29:38","date_gmt":"2011-01-11T19:29:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citizenstrade.org\/draft\/u-s-southern-african-customs-union-sacu-free-trade-agreement\/"},"modified":"2011-05-06T07:52:02","modified_gmt":"2011-05-06T11:52:02","slug":"sacu-free-trade-agreement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/trade-policies\/potential-trade-agreements\/sacu-free-trade-agreement\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Free Trade Agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/reuters_sacuftaseenunlikely_06012006.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">US-Southern Africa Free Trade Pact Seen Unlikely<\/a> Rueters, June 1, 2006<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/businessday_onesizedoesntfitatall_04252006.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The &#8216;One Size&#8217; Trade Pact That Doesn&#8217;t Fit At All<\/a> Business day, April 25, 2006<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/mailguardian_notofreetrade_02282006.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">No To Free Trade With US<\/a> Mail &amp; Guardian (South Africa), February 29, 2006<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/reuters_sacutradetalksstillon_02082006.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">US-South Africa Trade Talks Still On<\/a> Reuters, February 8, 2006<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/pc_aftacollapses_11292005.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">A Decade of Bad Results Haunts AFTA Talks as &#8220;Last Round&#8221; of Talks Collapse<\/a> Public Citizen, November 29, 2005<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/businessday_cautionassacuustradetalksresume_10032005.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Caution As SACU-US Trade Talks Resume<\/a> Business Day, October 3, 2005<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/cbcagoacaftaltr_06292005.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Letter from the US-SACU Working Group against CAFTA<\/a> June 30, 2005<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/nyt_southafricalandrush_01062005.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Land Rush by Foreign Investors Divides South Africa<\/a> New York Times, January 6, 2005<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/businessday_wheatimports_01042005.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Wheat Imports &#8216;A Threat&#8217; to Local Farmers<\/a> Business Day, January 4, 2005<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/ap_sacustalls_12102004.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Trade Group Meeting in Sub-Sahara Africa<\/a> Associated Press, December 10, 2004<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/nyt_southafricagold_11212004.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Yes, It Glitters &#8211; After South Africans Suffer to Dig It<\/a> New York Times, November 21, 2004<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/busday_delaysacutalks_10222004.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Delay in U.S. Trade Talks May Hurt Other Sacu Deals<\/a> Business Day, October 22, 2004<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/star_sapasthauntsnamibia_10132004.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Ghosts of South Africa&#8217;s Grim Past Haunt Namibia<\/a> The Star (South Africa), October 13, 2004<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/sundaytimes_sacuftastalls_09192004.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">SACU Trade Talks Grind to a Halt<\/a> Sunday Times, September 19, 2004<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/sundaytimes_southafricaftas_may2004.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">SA Business Oblivious to Impact of FTA&#8217;s<\/a> Sunday Times, May 12, 2004<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the US-SACU Free Trade Agreement, please <a href=\"http:\/\/dana.ucc.nau.edu\/~lmo5\/politicalEconomy\/SACUUSFTA.htm\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US-Southern Africa Free Trade Pact Seen Unlikely Rueters, June 1, 2006 The &#8216;One Size&#8217; 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