South Africa Seeks to Strengthen International Collaboration in the Face of Significant US Tariffs
The outlook for South Africa’s economy has deteriorated just two weeks into the new US tariff regime. South Africa’s growth prediction for this year and next year has been lowered due to tariffs of 30 percent, the highest rate in sub-Saharan Africa, imposed by its second-largest trading partner.
Following President Donald Trump’s return to office in January, ties between South Africa and the United States have deteriorated. A new land legislation that Trump says discriminates against white people has drawn harsh criticism from the nation’s authorities. In mid-March, Ebrahim Rasool, the ambassador of South Africa to Washington, was expelled by the Trump administration on charges that he was a “race-baiting politician” who opposed the Trump government.
The tariffs do not apply to a number of industries that make up around 35% of all US exports. Copper, medicines, semiconductors, lumber goods, some essential minerals, scrap stainless steel, and energy products are a few examples. But an estimated 30,000 jobs are at risk, according to a warning from the Department of Trade, Industry, and Competition.
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