ABP News on MSN1d
South Africa looks to increase trade with India, China in face of huge US tariffs
South Africa is looking at expanding its trade with India and China as it faces the prospect of a 30 per cent tariff imposed on it by US President Donald Trump, Deputy President Paul Mashatile said on ...
Ecofin Agency1d
South Africa Eyes Higher-Value Industries to Counter U.S. Tariff Impact
(Ecofin Agency) - • South Africa plans to shift industries towards higher-value production to limit U.S. tariff effects • The U.S. will impose tariffs up to 50% on imports from 185 countries, ...
Daily Maverick on MSN1d
What do the US politicians gunning for SA have in common?
On Wednesday, 2 April 2025, the latest attempt to punish the South African government was introduced in the US House of ...
Briefly on MSN4d
DIRCO won’t bow to pressure from Donald Trump, refuses to drop case against Israel despite tariffs
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) confirmed that South Africa won't withdraw its case against ...
Daily Maverick on MSN4d
Tariff turmoil: South Africa opts for diplomacy over quick retaliation in trade dispute
The government is navigating yet another storm, with no clear strategic response to the US trade tariffs imposed this week ...
Briefly on MSN4d
US Congressman introduces new bill, will allow for sanctions against corrupt South African officials
US Congressman Ronny Jackson has introduced a new bill which will give the US government power to potentially impose ...
Opinion
AllAfrica on MSN4dOpinion
Why Was South Africa's Ambassador to the U.S. Expelled? a View of the Ebrahim Rasool Affair [analysis]
In a rare move, the Trump administration expelled Ebrahim Rasool, South Africa's ambassador to Washington, in mid-March 2025. In a post on X, US secretary of state Marco Rubio accused Rasool of hating ...
AllAfrica on MSN4d
'I Will Wear My Persona Non Grata As a Badge of Dignity', Said South African Ambassador Expelled By the U.S.
"We must enter into trade negotiations with the USA because our economy and our people need them. But we must never trade our sovereignty, lest we be told that China and Cuba cannot be our friends," ...
Why was South Africa’s ambassador to the US expelled? A view of the Ebrahim Rasool affair
The consensus is that it was Ebrahim Rasool’s responsibility to hold his tongue, a kind of golden rule in diplomacy.
AllAfrica on MSN4d
Top Officials return from United States of America [press release]
A delegation of senior officials, led by South Africa’s G20 Sherpa and the Director General of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Zane Dangor, visited the United Nations ...
The National Interest5d
U.S. Pushes Back Against South Africa’s Anti-American Diplomacy
South Africa’s recently passed land expropriation law drew President Trump’s ire in the form of a February 7 executive order ...
Opinion
AllAfrica on MSN5dOpinion
South Africa's Wrestling Match With Trump [column]
The Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw is often credited with saying, "I learned long ago never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it." Such is South Africa's dilemma ...