# Mineral and Petroleum Resources minister, Gwede Mantashe, says the 30-percent tariff hike imposed on South African exports to the US is a desperate move from a waning power that senses its influence slipping. Government has warned that the tariffs could put about 30-thousand jobs at risk. The US is South Africa’s third-largest trading partner. Mantashe says the straightforward solution to the problem of US tariff hikes is for South Africa to reduce its reliance on any single market:
Minister Mantashe says South Africa must diversify its export markets amid US tariff hikes [SOUND]
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