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| US tariffs and South Africa: Donald Trump presses ahead with 30% tax | US tariffs and South Africa: Donald Trump presses ahead with 30% tax |
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| Donald Trump has repeatedly criticised South Africa's government | Donald Trump has repeatedly criticised South Africa's government |
| South African products exported to the US will face a 30% tariff from 7 August, President Donald Trump has announced. | South African products exported to the US will face a 30% tariff from 7 August, President Donald Trump has announced. |
| South Africa is the only country from sub-Saharan Africa singled out in the announcement, reflecting Trump's strained relationship with Cyril Ramaphosa's government. | |
| Other southern African nations, including Lesotho and Zimbabwe, have been hit with a 15% tariff, which will also come into effect in seven days. | Other southern African nations, including Lesotho and Zimbabwe, have been hit with a 15% tariff, which will also come into effect in seven days. |
| The decision is a huge blow to South Africa, as the US is its second-biggest trading partner. | The decision is a huge blow to South Africa, as the US is its second-biggest trading partner. |
| South Africa's automobile, farming and textile sectors had enjoyed duty-free access to the US market under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa). | South Africa's automobile, farming and textile sectors had enjoyed duty-free access to the US market under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa). |
| Ahead of Trump's 1 August deadline, South Africa had been trying to agree a trade deal with the US, which included buying US liquefied natural gas, simplifying rules for US poultry imports and investing $3.3bn (£2.5bn) in US industries like mining, according to Reuters new agency. | |
| Trump argues that introducing tariffs will protect American businesses from foreign competition and also boost domestic manufacturing and jobs. | |
| Ramaphosa struggles to mend fences with Trump | Ramaphosa struggles to mend fences with Trump |
| Lesotho factory that made Trump golf shirts hit hard by US tariffs | |
| Trump's tariffs could be death knell for US-Africa trade pact | |
| Reacting to the news, South African President Ramaphosa said his administration would "continue negotiating with the US" and had "submitted a framework deal" to its US counterpart. | |
| "In the meantime, government is finalising a package to support companies that are vulnerable to the reciprocal tariffs." | |
| US-South Africa relations have hit rock-bottom since Trump took office in January. | |
| The US president has stopped all aid to South Africa, accusing it of discriminating against the white minority. South Africa has repeatedly denied this. | |
| Ramaphosa held talks with Trump in May in a bid to mend relations but this failed to make any headway. | |
| Earlier this week, Trump indicated he would "maybe send someone else" to the G20 Leaders Summit taking place later this year in Johannesburg. | |
| "I've had a lot of problems with South Africa. They have some very bad policies," he told reporters. | |
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| How Ramaphosa might gain from US showdown | How Ramaphosa might gain from US showdown |
| Is there a genocide of white South Africans as Trump claims? | |
| Go to BBCAfrica.com for more news from the African continent. | Go to BBCAfrica.com for more news from the African continent. |
| Follow us on Twitter @BBCAfrica, on Facebook at BBC Africa or on Instagram at bbcafrica | Follow us on Twitter @BBCAfrica, on Facebook at BBC Africa or on Instagram at bbcafrica |