This gave South Africa duty-free access to the US market for certain goods, and is credited with having boosted South Africa's fragile economy. Crucially, Ramaphosa's conduct with Trump reminded South Africans of his diplomatic pedigree, and of his importance to the country's rules-based order. "The meeting displayed a united front from South Africa, a public-private performance that the country has been promoting for over a decade. Yet, despite extraordinarily high levels of violent crime in South Africa, many are angry at the group. "Afriforum dealt a severe blow to the cause of Afrikaners in South Africa by racialising it."