On Friday, 1 August 2025, South Africa is expected to be hit with a 30% tariff on exports to the United States after talks between Pretoria and Washington failed.
Should the tax changes be implemented, South Africa will be one of many countries targeted by U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs.
The tariffs will have far-reaching consequences, including for South Africa’s information and communications technology (ICT) sector, which depends on a complex global supply chain.
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Freedom Day: Observed on April 27, Freedom Day commemorates the first post-
apartheid elections held in 1994.

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A boer went to the appliance store sale and found a bargain. \”I would like to buy this TV,\” hetold the salesman. \”Sorry, we don\’t sell to boere,\” the salesman replied. He hurried home, took a shower, changed his clothes and combed his hair, then came back and again told the salesman \”I would like to buy this TV.\” \”Sorry, we don\’t sell to boere,\” the salesman replied. \”Bliksem, he recognized me,\” he thought. So he went for a complete disguise this time, haircut and new color, shaved off the baard, suit and tie, fake glasses, then waited a few days before he again approached the salesman. \”I would like to buy this TV.\” Sorry, we don\’t sell to boere,\” the salesman replied. Frustrated, he exclaimed \”Jislaaik, man! How do you know I\’m a boer?\”\”Because that\’s a microwave,\” the salesman replied.
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Fun South African Fact: Can you think of any other place in the world where two Nobel Peace Prize winners lived on the same street? Both Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu had houses on Vilakazi Street in Soweto.