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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's presidency said on Thursday that the new U.S. tariffs underscore the need to negotiate a new bilateral trade deal with Washington to ensure long-term trade cert...
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In a statement, the South African presidency condemned the new tariffs as "punitive", saying they could "serve as a barrier to trade and shared prosperity".
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