Goodyear exit lays bare South Africa’s industrial decline
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US tariffs, EU carbon costs and rising imports threaten South Africa’s auto industry. Can government save jobs?…
It’s not tariffs killing South Africa, it’s the jobs drought
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The semigration story usually goes one way – Joburg to Cape Town – but new stats reveal an increasing number of Western Cape residents…
The week ahead: Ramaphosa on the clock
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All is not lost from US tariff blow, says Mpact
The packaging group is far less pessimistic about US tariffs than you might think – thanks in part to smart operators in the local…
The week ahead: Trump tariffs kick in
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An Eastern Cape tariff time bomb
As US tariffs loom, Eastern Cape auto workers fear layoffs, rising crime and economic ruin…
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