South Africa has been racing to put in place “support measures” to help exporters hit by Donald Trump’s 30 per cent tariff, as political fallout over the country’s handling of talks with the US has intensified.
The tariff imposed on Africa’s most industrialised country is, along with those imposed on Libya and Algeria, the highest on the continent so far. Trump last week reiterated that he had “a lot of problems with South Africa”, citing its “very bad policies” and runaway crime rate.
While South Africa largely failed to sway Trump, despite President Cyril Ramaphosa visiting the White House in May accompanied by famous golfers, its neighbours have fared better.
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