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Despite tariff reprieve, Lesotho says it is already hurting
A reprieve from a 50% U.S. tariff on goods from Lesotho has come too late to prevent damage to the tiny African kingdom's ...
South African government rejects US report on farm attacks
The South African Presidency has rejected a US report claiming that farm attacks are not ordinary crimes, accusing the US of ...
Ted Cruz Asks Senior State Department Official How China Has Been Able To 'Outmaneuver' US In Africa
During a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Thursday, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) asked Senior Bureau Official for the Bureau of African Affairs, Jonathan Pratt, about China's expansion of its ...
Daily Maverick on MSN1h
Department of Trade, Industry and Competition says 30,000 jobs at risk from Trump tariffs
Trade and Industry Minister Parks Tau said his department would be sharing ‘a set of more detailed proposals’ on SA’s tariff ...
SA government dismisses US State Department's report on farm attacks
The Presidency challenges the credibility of a US report on farm attacks, accusing it of perpetuating disinformation and ...
US tariffs put 30,000 South African jobs at risk, officials say
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — U.S. reciprocal tariffs have put an estimated 30,000 jobs at risk, South African authorities said Monday, ...
Cryptopolitan on MSN2h
South Africa looking at alternative trade routes as US insists on 30% exports tariff
On Thursday, Trump slapped a 30% tariff on South Africa’s imports, the steepest rates in sub-Saharan Africa, a move central ...
Business Insider Africa on MSN2h
Africa's richest country to boost continental trade ties after U.S. 30% tariff hit
South Africa is strategising to tap into alternative markets to mitigate the impact of the United States' 30% tariffs on its ...
SAPeople on MSN2h
Trump’s trade tariffs push South Africa to strengthen ties with China
South Africa is actively exploring new markets in Africa and Asia while it negotiates with the United States to avert looming ...
The absence of SA's ambassador not to blame for US 30% tariff hike, says Lamola
International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola has rejected claims that the absence of a South African ambassador in ...
Lamola slams opposition parties as US slaps 30% tariffs on South African imports
International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola has lashed out at opposition parties, both within and outside ...
Opinion
The EastAfrican on MSN3hOpinion
The Africa Trump invented, by design or accident, could be continent’s greatest gift
US President Donald Trump’s recent false statements about Africa expose not just an individual’s ignorance but a deeper truth: How little the continent registers in the American psyche. However, it ...