South Africa's presidency said on Thursday that the new U.S. tariffs underscore the need to negotiate a new bilateral trade deal with Washington to ensure long-term trade certainty.

President Donald Trump has moved to impose sweeping tariffs on most goods imported to the United States, including from African countries that benefit from a U.S. flagship trade programme for the continent.

South Africa’s farmers hit hard by US tariffs under Trump South Africa’s agricultural industry is facing mounting pressure due to tariffs imposed during Donald Trump’s presidency. Al Jazeera’s Fahmida Miller reports from the Free State Province.