Trump warns BRICS of tariff hikes

UNITED States president Donald Trump has hit back at South Africa and its BRICS allies.

- BY VOICE REPORTER

BRICS leaders at a summit on Sunday took aim at US President Donald Trump's “indiscriminate” import tariffs and recent Israeli-US strikes on Iran.

Voicing “serious concerns about the rise of unilateral tariff” measures, BRICS members said in a joint statement the tariffs risked hurting the global economy.

The 11 emerging nations – including Brazil, Russia, India, China and SA - account for about half the world’s population and 40 percent of global economic output.