·12 Oct 2025
South African Trade Minister Parks Tau said a trade deal with the US was very close, without providing details.
“We are on the verge of negotiating an agreement around tariffs, and how they can be reciprocally beneficial,” he told an event at a resort in the Drakensberg mountains on Saturday evening.
President Donald Trump slapped 30% levies on South African exports into the US in August, and Pretoria has been trying to get them lowered ever since.
The tariffs threaten thousands of South African jobs in automobile manufacturing and…
San People: The San people, also known as Bushmen, are one of the oldest
indigenous groups in Southern Africa, known for their rock art and traditional hunting skills.
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Is it? – Is that so? [iz-zit] A basic conversational word that can be inserted at various points in any conversation, meaning “oh, wow!” or “Is that so?” It can also be used when you don’t really feel like talking and don’t want to be rude but want to seem as if you’re listening. Example: “Last week we went on a game drive! Sho my bru! We saw loads of antelope!” “Is it, hey!”
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Biltong – seasoned strips of dried meat. Similar to beef jerky (but much tastier!), this is the spicy, cured snack eaten at rugby matches. It is usually made from beef, game and even ostrich.