particularly during this period of geopolitical tensions and challenges, where trade is being used.

President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa called to fortify his country's long-standing ties with Malaysia amid the weaponisation of global trade in some quarters, during a press conference in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday. “Trade and investment opportunities need to be expanded between our two countries, particularly during this period of geopolitical tensions and challenges, where trade is being used as a weapon,” Ramaphosa stated. "Our nations are bound together by ancestry and a shared resistance to the atrocities of slavery and colonialism," he added. Watch.