insert_link Business / EconomicsSouth Africa steps up efforts to diversify export markets Cape Town container port (Photo Bloomberg) South Africa’s Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau, says the need to diversify the country’s export markets has never been more urgent. This comes after the United States imposed a 30-percent unilateral tariff, a move that could significantly impact South Africa’s economy. Tau said the government has initiated a multi-pronged response to soften the blow of the tariff and is speeding up […] today13 August, 2025