PARLIAMENT - President Cyril Ramaphosa is slamming Afriforum and Solidarity for their highly publicised visits to the United States.
The lobby groups are accused of conspiring with foreign powers to undermine South Africa's sovereignty.
Ramaphosa also said South Africa is not shutting the door on partnership with the US.
The president gave answers to written questions before the National Assembly on Tuesday.
Parliament schedules questions for oral reply sessions at least once a quarter for the President and his Cabinet ministers to account for exercising their powers and performing their functions.
The President answered six questions of national importance, submitted in writing by members of parliament.
MPs posed questions about South Africa's infrastructure and industrialisation efforts, the country's relationship with the USA, inequality, hostilities in the DRC, misinformation, and building a professional and service-oriented public sector.
He said the country remains engaged in dialogue and values its partnership with Washington.
Ramaphosa also told the national assembly that they still consider the USA a good trading partner.
The president said if South Africa is denied tariff-free access to the US market, they will explore alternative export opportunities.
President Cyril Ramaphosa said he took a "dim view" of Afriforum and Solidarity for their highly publicised visits to the US.
The lobby groups have been accused of conspiring with foreign powers to undermine South Africa's sovereignty.
Answering a question on the DRC, the president said Southern African Development Community will hold a summit on Thursday to discuss the security situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The key discussion is about the withdrawal of South Africa's troop deployment in the DRC as part of a SADC mission.