DA criticises Department of Trade and DIRCO for failing to secure a trade deal with the US [SOUND]

# The DA says the commencement of 30-percent tariffs on South African goods and produce exported to the US is a devastating outcome for the country. US president Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday evening modifying tariffs to over 60 countries, including increasing Canada’s tariffs from 25-to-35-percent. The DA’s Toby Chance says both the Departments of Trade, Industry and Competition, and International Relations and Cooperation should hang their heads in profound shame for failing to secure a trade deal: