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2025-02-16 22:16:10 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: CCBB9A1EFFF6123DF40CFD8ABAAA3DD5E3CEB91BF40BD5CAFFD5E641AF99697E
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This is factually incorrect. South Africa has not suspended any American businesses and has not stopped the exporting of minerals to the USA. South Africa’s minister of mineral resources only suggested halting their supply of minerals to the US. https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2025/2/3/south-african-minister-suggests-withholding-minerals-after-trump-aid-cut#flips-6368199330112:0
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