South Africa, US to resume trade talks as tariff deadline looms

South Africa will resume trade talks with the Trump administration on the sidelines of the US-Africa Business Summit next week, with less than a month to go before Washington’s reciprocal tariffs are set to come into effect.

The negotiating teams will aim to thrash out the details of South Africa’s proposed framework agreement, which includes ramping up liquid natural gas imports, a joint fund for the exploration of critical minerals and duty-free US quotas for the auto and steel industries.

Officials first presented the measures to the Trump administration when President Cyril Ramaphosa visited Washington on May 21.

Discussions on the technical details of the accord have taken place and South Africa’s team will resume negotiations at the summit, according to people familiar with the talks who asked not to be identified because they’re not authorised to speak to the media.

The meeting is scheduled to take place in the Angolan capital, Luanda, from June 22-25.

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