'ANC must be held accountable for Trump slapping SA with 30% tariffs'

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AfriForum‘s CEO Kallie Kriel stated that the African National Congress (ANC) should be held accountable for compelling US President Donald Trump to impose a 30% tariff on South Africa.

On Wednesday, President Trump announced a global 10% tariff on all imports, with higher rates applied to several “worst offenders,” including South Africa.

“ANC leaders and the ANC-led government must be held directly responsible for the fact that the United States and President @realDonaldTrump has punished South Africa by imposing significantly higher import tariffs on the country than on most other nations,” Kriel said on X.

“South Africa and its people are now reaping the bitter fruits of the ANC leadership’s reckless policies and provocative actions toward the United States. These ANC leaders have placed their own and their party’s ideology and interests above those of the people of South Africa,” the AfriForum leader added.

Kriel said AfriForum would work towards change to ensure that the United States’ ‘punitive measures’ are uplifted. Kriel and AfriForum faced a back lash on X following his post where he blamed the ANC for Trump’s tariffs.

On Wednesday, Trump pulled out a chart showing the new tariffs that will be imposed on a long list of countries. He claimed that the tariffs on the United States amounted to 60%. In turn, it will implement a “discounted” 30% tariff on the country.

AfriForum points fingers at ANC for Trump imposing tariffs at South Africa

“South Africa, oh, 60%, 30%, and they have got bad things going on there,” Trump said. “You know, we are paying them billions of dollars, but we are cutting the funding because a lot of bad things are happening in South Africa. The fake news don’t want to report on it,” Trump said.