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South Africa needs to maintain and secure other markets, in addition to negotiating lower tariffs with the US. Photo: Supplied

Higher US tariffs to affect SA agriculture at a regional level

Within the industry, citrus and table grapes will bear the brunt of the punitive measure

President Cyril Ramaphosa arrived in Washington DC this week on a mission few would envy: to rescue a bilateral relationship that has descended into open hostility.
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Ramaphosa in Washington: Charm offensive or collision course?

Ideological clashes between Cyril Ramaphosa and Donald Trump – not just tariffs or refugees – may prove the biggest threat to restoring tattered trade relations and diplomatic trust

US President Donald Trump. Photo: Supplied

Trump expands refugee resettlement to racial minorities in South Africa

The US has opened its controversial programme to include racial minorities who believe they are facing persecution

Helen Zille. (Luba Lesolle/Gallo Images)

‘Unconstitutional’ and ‘procedurally flawed’, says Zille in Expropriation Act court challenge

In response, the presidency said the Constitution ‘provided for such matters to be decided by the courts in the event of a dispute’

Developers believe the new legislation could stimulate economic activity

‘Expropriation Act will create development opportunities’

Developers believe the new legislation could stimulate economic activity

ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula. (X)

Mbalula: Expropriation is about transformation, not ‘swart gevaar’

The ANC continues to defend the Expropriation Act as vital for transformation, despite backlash and legal threats from GNU partners

Nelson Mandela Foundation takes state to court over equitable land access

The foundation says the legislation aims to redress apartheid spatial planning and advance land reform

South African Communist Party general secretary Solly Mapaila

SACP will vote with the ANC in local elections, despite discontent

SACP secretary general Solly Mapaila said the party would not leave the alliance although it was unhappy with elements of it