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South Africa’s ground zero in Trump’s trade war

Denise van Huyssteen, CEO of the Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber, says the response to the impact of tariffs on the auto industry must accelerate

13 April 2025 - 00:00 By CHRIS BARRON

Denise van Huyssteen, CEO of the Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber, says urgent action will be needed to prevent a jobs bloodbath in the Eastern Cape’s economic heartland in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s global tariff blitz...

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