South Africans seek ways to repair US relations as 30% tariffs seen as punishment

The Irish Times
4 Apr 2025

Head of the African Governance and Diplomacy Programme at SAIIA, Steven Gruzd, speaks to The Irish Times about President Donald Trump’s return to the White House, which has left South Africa-US bilateral relations at their lowest point in the post-apartheid era.

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