Government says its working to broaden South Africa’s global trade architecture [SOUND]

# Government says South Africa remains committed to a principled and diplomatic resolution to the 30-percent tariff hike on exports to the US in a bid to secure a mutually beneficial trade agreement. America is South Africa’s third-largest trading partner, accounting for 7.5-percent of the country’s global exports. Government spokesperson, Nonkululeko Mtshali, says while working on deepening US ties, South Africa continues to broaden its global trade architecture: