SA factories crushed as Trump tariffs redirect Chinese goods

News24 Business13 October 2026 at 08:43

South Africa’s manufacturing sector has been in decline for more than three decades. Now, a deluge of cheap Chinese goods, intensified by US President Donald Trump’s tariff war, is putting what remains of its industrial base under renewed pressure.

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