Germany

Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz has publicly urged President Trump to reverse his exclusion of South Africa from the 2026 G20 summit in Miami and lift crippling 30% tariffs that threaten R10 billion in exports. As Berlin positions itself as Pretoria’s ...

Germany's auto industry is in crisis, shedding 51,500 jobs in the past year—a 6.7% workforce cut. The shift to electric vehicles (EVs), U.S. tariffs, and weak global demand are hammering giants like Volkswagen and Bosch. With 112,000 jobs already lost ...