As the only sub-Saharan country on the list of latest trade tariffs the Trump administration threatens to impose, South Africa could be hit with 30% tariffs on its exports to the US from 1 August.

South Africa is among the first countries on the continent to receive notice that its tariff reprieve is coming to an end

JOHANNESBURG - President Cyril Ramaphosa has responded to the tariffs announcement by the United States. From the 1st of August, the US will impose a 30% tariff on all South African goods. According to President Donald Trump's letter to President Ramaphosa, South Africa sells more to the US than it buys.