JOHANNESBURG - A trade economist says South Africa will have to strategise quickly to deal with Trump tariffs.
Tariffs are a form of tax that is paid when businesses from the importing country buy from an exporting country subject to tariffs.
They are often just passed onto consumers in the importing country through higher prices.
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