Agricultural tariffs a ticking time bomb

Wandile Sihlobo, chief economist of the Agricultural Business Chamber, says SA needs to move rapidly to avoid reimposition of Trump tax

20 April 2025 - 00:00 By CHRIS BARRON

South Africa has three months to secure favourable trading terms with Donald Trump or it could be game over in terms of agricultural exports to the US, says Wandile Sihlobo, chief economist of the Agricultural Business Chamber...

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