The EU has objected to a proposal by the SA government to ban the export of scrap metal, saying such a drastic step potentially violates provisions that govern world trade.

The EU is SA’s largest trading partner and its biggest source of foreign direct investment, with more than 1,000 European companies active in SA...

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