The SA Chamber of Commerce President Neil Diamond urged South Africans to finalise plans nowSouth Africans are urged to finalise any business plans they had in the US before Donald Trump becomes the new president. Image: Chip Somodevilla/ Naomi Bakerwith business interests in the United States of America are urged to act now before Donald Trump officially becomes president.Your Voice Matters! Free and Fast Voting for Briefly News Entertainment Award.
"Trump only officially takes over the Presidency on 20 January. Between now and then, South Africans must definitely execute and implement whatever plans they have in the short term and look at fast-tracking what was in the longer term. Try to do that within the next six months,” he said, adding that with the new policy reforms under Trump, it will be a US-first approach.Diamond added that the most likely changes will come in the immigration and trade sectors.
Trump has previously expressed an interest in keeping all illegal foreigners out of the US but has been quiet on those who were there legally.In a related article, two South Africans shared what it was like to be in the United States during the election hype.Byron Pillay is a Current Affairs Editor at Briefly News. He received a Diploma in Journalism from the Caxton Cadet School.