SA not immune from ‘Brexit’ fallout – economist

The outcome of the ‘Brexit’ referendum on Thursday June 23 is not of mere academic interest to South Africa and could have real consequences for the country’s trade relations with both Britain and the European Union (EU), academic economist Professor Peter Sinclair, of the University of Birmingham, warns. Speaking at the University of the Witwatersrand’s School of Economic and Business Sciences on earlier this month, Sinclair, who is opposed to Britain’s withdrawal from the EU, argued that South Africa would, at the very least, need to renegotiate its trade relationship with the UK.