The Sunday, 20 April episode of Carte Blanche investigates the tit-for-tat trade tariff situation.
South African economists, exporters and the battered rand are suffering from whiplash.
In just weeks, United States President Donald Trump has imposed steep levies on goods exported from South Africa to America – only to pause those tariffs in favour of a blanket 10% tax.
It seems safe to say that, while US tariff policy is a moving target, Trump is determined to end our special access to United States markets.
What does this mean for industries like our multi-billion rand citrus industry, the second largest in the world?
As the harvest comes in, farmers battle uncertainty and experts warn that Trump could send the world’s economy into a doom spiral.
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Carte Blanche is a South African investigative journalism television series that airs on M-Net every Sunday at 19:00.
Its first episode aired on 21 August 1988 and over the last 34-plus years has earned credibility among South African viewers for its investigation into corruption, consumer issues, and current events.
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