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Trump tariffs a stone in the shoe of 'Made in USA' cowboy boots

The manufacture of iconic "made in the USA" cowboy boots is set to suffer from President Donald Trump's 30 percent tariffs on South African exports due to come into force Friday. Texas's most renowned makers of the southern US fashion staple source the ostrich leather they require exclusively from the small South African town of Oudtshoorn, 400...

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South African town sees gold in ostrich plumes

Oudtshoorn, South Africa- At a South African farm, hundreds of ostriches stretch their slender necks and shake their black feathers under the setting sun. The birds' lanky legs raise a cloud of ochre dust in their enclosure, one of dozens dotting the rugged landscape surrounding the southern town of Oudtshoorn. "May the feathers be with you,"...

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