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MICHAEL AVERY: Trump aims tariffs cannon at SA as US recalibrates global role
US hegemony is receding, but ANC will pay the price for its policies and alliances
04 February 2025 - 05:00
This morning, as I dealt with day three without water, Donald Trump’s words, splashed across his digital platform, were as jarring as a gunshot fired in my quiet village of Parkview.
The promised storm unleashed. In one fell swoop tariffs were imposed on nearly half of all US imports, a decision Bloomberg Economics warned would rip through supply chains and sow chaos in global markets...
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