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President Cyril Ramaphosa arrives at the Cape Town City Hall for the State of the Nation Address.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged the country to unite amid the global shift in trade.
US President Donald Trump has hit South Africa with a 30% tariff on its exports.
This has raised concerns among exporters and consumers.
Delivering the State of the Nation Address to a joint sitting in Cape Town, Ramaphosa has emphasised the need for the country to withhold its values.
“Today, we must realise these aspirations in a world that is rapidly changing. A world in which narrow self-interest has replaced the common good. A world in which trade is used as an instrument of cohesion. A world in which might is right and the powerful impose themselves on the weak. To navigate this new world, we must draw on our strength as a nation. Our strength comes from our values, the values of dignity, of equality.”
