# AfriForum has blamed president Cyril Ramaphosa and the ANC-led government for failing South Africa, following the US decision to impose a 30-percent tariff on imports starting 1 August. The group accuses government of wasting a 90-day grace period for negotiations and ignoring critical concerns raised by the Trump administration. AfriForum’s Ernst van Zyl says solutions were offered, however, the government responded with denialism and baseless accusations, deepening the diplomatic crisis:
AfriForum blames Ramaphosa for Trump tariff blow, slams ANC’s denialism [SOUND]
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