Antony Sguazzin
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Africa-focused journalist at Bloomberg News in Johannesburg. Opinions are my own.
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When a rhino-breeding dream collapsed, it set off a continent-spanning rescue plan. Now a multimillion-dollar mission is trying to move 2,000 white rhinos to safety across Africa.
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-10/how-one-man-s-failed-bet-on-rhino-horns-led-to-the-relocation-of-2-000-animals?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy
2 months ago
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A state radio presenter accused by prosecutors of organizing the recruitment of South Africans to fight for Russia against Ukraine was granted bail on Monday
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S. Africa Says Radio DJ Masterminded Russia Military Recruitment
A state radio presenter accused by prosecutors of organizing the recruitment of South Africans to fight for Russia against Ukraine was granted bail on Monday, alongside four co-accused after appearing...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-08/s-africa-says-radio-dj-masterminded-russia-military-recruitment?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy
11 days ago
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Verdure, which last month sold South Africa’s first securities backed by loans made to small-scale solar power facilities, plans further sales, starting with an issuance in the first quarter of next year.
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Verdure Targets More Sales of Securities Backed by Rooftop Solar
Verdure Fund, which last month sold South Africa’s first securities backed by loans made to small-scale solar power facilities, plans further sales, starting with an issuance in the first quarter of n...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-05/verdure-targets-more-sales-of-securities-backed-by-rooftop-solar?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy
11 days ago
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McKinsey says it will take years for it South African business to recover from a series of corruption scandals
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McKinsey Says Recovery From South Africa Scandals to Take Years
Rebuilding McKinsey & Co.’s reputation in South Africa after it was implicated in state corruption scandals will be a long process, its top executives in Africa said, adding that the consulting fi...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-04/mckinsey-says-recovery-from-south-africa-scandals-to-take-years?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy
15 days ago
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The UK is in talks to extend a $1 billion climate finance guarantee South Africa has yet to use. A $400 million loan may depend on it.
16 days ago
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Private South African freight-rail operator Traxtion will invest about $200 million in locomotives and wagons, almost doubling its fleet as the country’s more than century-old state rail monopoly comes to an end.
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Traxtion Doubles Fleet as 120-Year South Africa Rail Monopoly Ends
Private South African freight-rail operator Traxtion will invest 3.4 billion rand ($199 million) in locomotives and wagons, almost doubling its fleet as the country’s more than century-old state rail ...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-02/traxtion-doubles-fleet-as-120-year-south-africa-rail-monopoly-ends?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy
17 days ago
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South African conglomerate Bidvest said shareholders rejected its reimbursement of a trip to the Paris Olympics by its chairman and two non-executive directors
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Olympics Trip for Bidvest Directors Rejected by Shareholders
South African conglomerate Bidvest Group Ltd. said shareholders rejected its reimbursement of a trip to the Paris Olympics by its chairman and two non-executive directors.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-02/olympics-trip-for-bidvest-directors-rejected-by-shareholders?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy
17 days ago
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South Africa is holding a presenter with a state radio station in custody after she was charged with breaking laws relating to the assistance of foreign military forces
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South Africa Remands Radio DJ Over Alleged Russian Military Work
A South African court remanded a female state-radio presenter and four men in custody until a Dec. 8 bail hearing after they were charged with contravening the country’s laws against assisting foreign...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-01/south-africa-remands-radio-dj-over-alleged-russian-military-work?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy
18 days ago
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FSD Africa, a UK-founded financial markets development agency, is turning to philanthropists for funding as aid and development assistance dries up
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UK-Founded Africa Markets Agency Turns to Philanthropists as Aid Withers
FSD Africa, a financial markets development agency set up by the UK government in 2012, is turning to philanthropists for funding as assistance from western nations dries up.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-01/aid-funding-uk-founded-africa-markets-agency-turns-to-philanthropists?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy
18 days ago
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South African police have arrested four men en route to Russia on suspicion they would contravene the country’s laws against assisting foreign military forces
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S. Africa Arrests Men Headed to Russia on Army Work Suspicion
South African police have arrested four men en route to Russia on suspicion they would contravene the country’s laws against assisting foreign military forces.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-29/s-africa-arrests-men-headed-to-russia-on-army-work-suspicion?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy
20 days ago
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The UAE has rapidly become sub-Saharan Africa's second-biggest trade partner. It's seeking food security and wants to invest in a region with rapid economic growth rates
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UAE Targets Africa Trade for Food Security, High Growth Rates
The United Arab Emirates, sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest trade partner after China, plans to further expand commerce with the region as it seeks to bolster food security and tap into rapid growth of som...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-26/uae-targets-africa-trade-for-food-security-high-growth-rates?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy
23 days ago
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Bidvest is having to explain to shareholders why it invited its non-executive directors to the Paris Olympics and then reimbursed them for their trip
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Olympics Trip for Bidvest Directors Draws Shareholder Scrutiny
South African conglomerate Bidvest Group Ltd. is having to explain itself to shareholders after asking them to endorse the bankrolling of a Paris Olympics trip for its chairman and two non-executive d...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-26/olympics-trip-for-bidvest-directors-draws-shareholder-scrutiny?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy
23 days ago
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The International Criminal Court in the Hague has been asked to investigate alleged mass killings during a crackdown on post-election protests in Tanzania.
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ICC Urged to Probe Alleged Mass Killing During Tanzania Election
The International Criminal Court in the Hague has been asked to investigate alleged mass killings during a crackdown on post-election protests in Tanzania last month.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-25/icc-urged-to-probe-alleged-mass-killing-during-tanzania-election?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy
24 days ago
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Husk Energy Systems, the world's biggest mini-grid company, has started an industry record capital raise of $400 million and wants to boost revenue 10-fold
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Biggest Mini-Grid Firm Seeks $400 Million, Plans Revenue Surge
Husk Power Systems, the world’s biggest solar mini-grid operator, has begun an industry-record capital raise of $400 million as it seeks to grow revenue 10-fold by 2030 and prepare for an initial publ...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-25/mini-grid-husk-power-systems-seeks-400-million-plans-revenue-surge?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy
24 days ago
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BII, FirstRand create $150 million facility to help fund Africa's transition away from carbon-intensive industrial practices.
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BII, FirstRand Form $150 Million Energy Transition Facility
The UK government’s development-finance arm and South Africa’s FirstRand Ltd. have formed a $150 million facility to offer loans to fund the transition of companies in carbon-intensive industries in A...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-25/bii-firstrand-form-150-million-energy-transition-facility?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy
24 days ago
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says the world can make progress on a range of issues without the US
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Carney Says World Can Move on Without The US, Stresses New Ties
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said the world can make progress on a range of issues without the US, and that consensus reached at a Group of 20 leaders’ meeting in Johannesburg this weekend carr...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-23/carney-says-world-can-move-on-without-the-us-stresses-new-ties?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy
26 days ago
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Alexander Stubb called for "patience" with regard to a peace plan for Ukraine after holding a phone call with Donald Trump together with Italian PM Giorgia Meloni
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Finland’s Stubb and Italy’s Meloni Spoke to Trump on Ukraine
Finnish President Alexander Stubb said that together with Italian leader Giorgia Meloni he has spoken to US President Donald Trump about the US 28-point peace plan for Russia’s war on Ukraine.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-23/finland-s-stubb-and-italy-s-meloni-spoke-to-trump-on-ukraine?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy
26 days ago
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One of former South African President Jacob Zuma‘s daughters, Duduzile, is facing legal action over her role in recruiting men from South Africa to serve in Russian forces in its war against Ukraine
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Zuma’s Daughter Faces Legal Action Over Russia Recruitment Drive
One of former South African President Jacob Zuma‘s daughters is facing legal action over her role in recruiting men from South Africa to serve in Russian forces in its war against Ukraine.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-23/zuma-s-daughter-faces-legal-action-over-russia-recruitment-drive?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy
26 days ago
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The European Union pledged €7 billion ($8.1 billion) toward boosting renewable-energy generation and increasing electricity access in Africa
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EU Pledges €7 Billion to Renewable Energy in Africa
The European Union pledged €7 billion ($8.1 billion) toward boosting renewable-energy generation and increasing electricity access in Africa.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-21/eu-pledges-7-billion-to-renewable-energy-in-africa?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy
28 days ago
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Sun King, the world’s largest off-grid solar company, said it plans to raise $1.3 billion to give access to electricity to 200 million Africans by 2030
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Sun King Seeks $1.3 Billion to Bring Power to 200 Million People
Sun King, the world’s largest off-grid solar company, said it plans to raise $1.3 billion to give access to electricity to 200 million Africans by 2030.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-21/sun-king-seeks-1-3-billion-to-bring-power-to-200-million-people?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy
28 days ago
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South Africa fired its environment minister during the COP climate summit in Brazil and downgraded its participation at a key international forum on wildlife trade
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South Africa’s Global Environment Clout Eroded by Political Spat
South Africa, a normally vocal presence in global climate and environment forums, has eroded its influence because of a political fight that led to the firing of its environment minister.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-14/south-africa-s-global-environment-clout-eroded-by-political-spat?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy
about 1 month ago
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The Congo Basin rainforest is under threat - podcast
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Next Africa: Congo Rainforest On The Brink - Bloomberg
A monthly deep dive into Africa's biggest stories through a Bloomberg lens.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2025-11-14/next-africa-congo-rainforest-on-the-brink-podcast
about 1 month ago
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The surge in gold prices has seen a surge in illegal mining within Johannesburg's city limits. This neighborhood has been destroyed
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The Deadly Scrabble for Gold in Johannesburg’s Abandoned Mines
The soaring price of gold is fueling illegal mining that’s shredding parts of the landscape close to South Africa’s biggest city.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-11-14/soaring-gold-price-fuels-south-africa-s-deadly-illegal-mining-sector?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy
about 1 month ago
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Exclusive talks between ArcelorMittal and South Africa's biggest development finance institution have ended without a deal for the steelmaker's local unit, throwing its future into limbo
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ArcelorMittal, IDC End Exclusive South Africa Talks With No Deal
ArcelorMittal SA’s exclusive talks with South Africa’s biggest development-finance institution regarding its potential sale of its local steel operation have ended without a deal, leaving the company ...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-11/arcelormittal-idc-end-exclusive-south-africa-talks-with-no-deal?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy
about 1 month ago
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The Congo Basin is the world's biggest tropical carbon sink. There may only be a decade to save it.
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The World Has a Decade to Save the Biggest Tropical Carbon Sink
The Congo Basin, a region of tropical forest larger than India, is at a point where further damage may rob the world of a crucial bulwark against climate change.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-10/the-world-has-a-decade-to-save-the-biggest-tropical-carbon-sink?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy
about 1 month ago
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South Africa has won a $925 million loan from the World Bank to help it incentivize municipalities to run the cities they manage better
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South Africa Wins $925 Million World Bank Loan for Ailing Cities
The World Bank approved a $925 million loan for South Africa to support a six-year program costing three times that amount, as the country seeks to revive its major cities.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-10/south-africa-wins-925-million-world-bank-loan-for-ailing-cities?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy
about 1 month ago
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A lawyer turned property developer has been reclaiming parts of Johannesburg’s old central business district from slumlords, making it safe, clean and functional — all at a profit.
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Meet the Man Reviving Downtown Johannesburg One Building at a Time
Gerald Olitzki is widely regarded as the leading private investor in urban renewal locally.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-11-06/private-investors-are-reviving-johannesburg-s-old-central-business-district?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy
about 1 month ago
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South Africa’s President Ramaphosa ordered a probe into how its citizens were recruited to fight as mercenaries in Russia’s war against Ukraine
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South Africa Probes How Citizens Ended Up Fighting in Ukraine
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa ordered a probe into how its citizens were recruited to fight as mercenaries in Russia’s war against Ukraine.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-06/south-africa-probes-how-citizens-ended-up-fighting-in-ukraine?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy
about 1 month ago
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Hit men are increasingly targeting South African lawyers and other professionals who are trying to tackle corruption
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Murder by Appointment: South African Lawyers Face Assassination
Hit men target professionals who are trying to tackle graft
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-20/murder-by-appointment-south-african-lawyers-face-assassination?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy
2 months ago
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Some of the world's biggest conservation nonprofits are considering a range of financial mechanisms to preserve biodiversity in South Africa including a bond to fund clearance of invasive vegetation near Cape Town
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Invasive Plants Bond, Biodiversity Fund Mulled for South Africa
Some of the world’s leading conservation nonprofits are exploring a bond tied to the rate of clearing invasive vegetation and a sustainable fund to protect more of South Africa’s wild areas.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-16/south-africa-considers-new-bond-and-fund-to-finance-biodiversity-efforts?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy
2 months ago
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Colossal Biosciences, a $10 billion biotech, says, working with a group of scientists, it could create a new northern white rhino within four years
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A $10 Billion Biotech Sets Four-Year Target for Creating a Rhino
A biotech valued at $10 billion and scientists from around the world aim to apply gene editing and use a surrogate mother to begin bringing back the northern white rhino from the brink of extinction w...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-15/a-10-billion-biotech-sets-four-year-target-for-creating-a-rhino?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy
2 months ago
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ArcelorMittal's head of M&A has travelled to South Africa in a bid to conclude a deal for the sale of the company's local unit to the IDC
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ArcelorMittal M&A Head Holds Talks in South Africa Over Unit Sale
ArcelorMittal SA’s head of mergers and acquisitions, Ondra Otradovec, is holding talks in South Africa with the nation’s top development-finance institution and trade department about the sale of the ...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-14/arcelormittal-m-a-head-holds-talks-in-south-africa-over-unit-sale?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy
2 months ago
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The EU has pledged $13.3 billion in investment in South African sustainable energy projects, transport and health sectors
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EU Pledges €11.5 Billion to Fund South African Energy, Transport
The European Union has pledged €11.5 billion ($13.3 billion) in investment in South African sustainable energy projects, transport and health sectors.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-10/eu-pledges-11-5-billion-to-fund-south-african-energy-transport?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy
2 months ago
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South African-made sensors have shown up in Russian suicide drones used to attack Ukraine. The country wants to know how that happened.
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2 months ago
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When a rhino-breeding dream collapsed, it set off a continent-spanning rescue plan. Now a multimillion-dollar mission is trying to move 2,000 white rhinos to safety across Africa.
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-10/how-one-man-s-failed-bet-on-rhino-horns-led-to-the-relocation-of-2-000-animals?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy
2 months ago
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A fund for off-grid electricity projects, with a target of $500 million, plans to start disbursing money in Congo early next year
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Congo’s Planned $500 Million Off-Grid Fund to Start Disbursing
The World Bank-backed Mwinda Fund, which could become Africa’s second-largest financial facility for off-grid power projects, expects to start disbursing money in the Democratic Republic of Congo in t...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-10/congo-s-planned-500-million-off-grid-fund-to-start-disbursing?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy
2 months ago
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Afrikaners are thriving in South Africa despite US President Donald Trump's false assertion that they are being subjected to genocide
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Afrikaners Are Doing Fine, Despite What Trump Says
Welcome to Next Africa, a twice-weekly newsletter on where the continent stands now — and where it’s headed. Sign up here to have it delivered to your email.Donald Trump’s assertion that White Afrikan...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-10-07/next-africa-afrikaners-are-doing-fine-despite-what-trump-says?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy
2 months ago
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Chad has stripped wildlife nonprofit African Parks of the right to manage two of its conservation areas including one partly funded by billionaire Rob Walton
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Chad Ends Elephant Rescue Effort With Buffett-Backed Nonprofit
Chad has ended its 15-year partnership over the management of key wildlife reserves with conservation nonprofit African Parks, which drew funding for the project from the Rob Walton Foundation and age...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-06/chad-ends-elephant-rescue-effort-with-buffett-backed-nonprofit?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy
2 months ago
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Donald Trump says Afrikaners subject to a genocide. Yet within view of the seat of South African government they celebrated the birthday of an apartheid icon and displayed memorabilia celebrating white rule.
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A Celebration of an Afrikaner Icon Belies Trump’s Genocide Claim
Afrikaners rank among wealthiest South Africans, hold top posts.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-07/afrikaners-prosper-in-south-africa-despite-trump-s-genocide-claim?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy
2 months ago
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South Africa is on a campaign to downgrade its relationship with Taiwan in a sign of how the chip hub is increasingly being squeezed on the global stage
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Chinese Pressure Shreds Taiwan’s Relationship With South Africa
Just months after Oliver Liao arrived in Pretoria as Taiwan’s de facto ambassador, South Africa began a campaign to downgrade its relationship with the island — thrusting him into the epicenter of a g...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-05/chinese-pressure-shreds-taiwan-s-relationship-with-south-africa?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy
2 months ago
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ArcelorMittal may get a bid of about $490 million for its struggling South African unit from a group led by the state-owned Industrial Development Corp.
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ArcelorMittal May Get $491 Million IDC Bid for South Africa Unit
South Africa’s top development finance institution is working with financial advisers on a possible bid of about 8.5 billion rand ($491 million) for control of ArcelorMittal SA’s business in the count...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-29/arcelormittal-may-get-491-million-idc-bid-for-south-africa-unit?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy
3 months ago
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outh Africa will press ahead with changes to its credit laws to make lending to smaller firms easier after earlier withdrawing the regulations
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South Africa Relents to Banks’ Call for Credit-Law Changes
South Africa will press ahead with changes to its credit laws to make lending to smaller firms easier, heeding a call by the top banking lobby group that had criticized the government’s withdrawal of ...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-26/south-africa-relents-to-banks-call-for-credit-law-changes?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy
3 months ago
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Business leaders in South Africa say a partnership with government avoided a potential economic collapse
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Business Leaders Says Partnership Avoided South Africa’s Failure
Leaders from some of South Africa’s biggest companies said a partnership with the country’s government has helped the economy avoid “potential failure.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-26/business-leaders-says-partnership-avoided-south-africa-s-failure?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy
3 months ago
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South Africa's government has turned to business as it tries to turn around the fortunes of its ailing economic hub, Johannesburg
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South Africa Asks Business to Help Rescue Ailing Johannesburg
South African business leaders said they’ve been discussing with the government whether they can help revive the country’s biggest and richest city.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-26/south-africa-asks-business-to-help-rescue-ailing-johannesburg?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy
3 months ago
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Are the icy relations between the US and South Africa beginning to thaw?
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Flickers of a Trade Truce Spark Hope in Pretoria
Welcome to Next Africa, a twice-weekly newsletter on where the continent stands now — and where it’s headed. Sign up here to have it delivered to your email.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-09-19/next-africa-flickers-of-a-trump-trade-truce-spark-hope-in-pretoria?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy
3 months ago
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As the great powers battle over access to Africa's critical minerals the trading hub of Singapore has a different target: its carbon credits
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Singapore Seeks African Carbon Credits as Rivals Covet Metals
China, India and the US want Africa’s critical minerals. Singapore’s main target is different: the continent’s carbon offsets.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-19/singapore-seeks-african-carbon-credits-as-rivals-covet-metals?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy
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A long-delayed project worth $3 billion that South Africa’s commercial hub is banking on to end a growing water crisis has hit fresh opposition
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A $3 Billion Plan to Bring Water to Johannesburg Hits Opposition
A long-delayed 53 billion rand ($3.1 billion) project that South Africa’s commercial hub is banking on to end a growing water crisis has hit fresh opposition.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-15/a-3-billion-plan-to-supply-water-from-lesotho-to-johannesburg-hits-opposition?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy
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Botswana had its credit rating cut by S&P Global Ratings, yet another blow to its diamond-dependent economy that’s struggling with a slump in demand for its gems
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Botswana Has Credit Rating Cut by S&P on Diamond Slump
Botswana’s credit rating was cut by S&P Global Ratings, another blow to its diamond-dependent economy that’s struggling with a slump in demand for its gems.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-13/botswana-has-credit-rating-cut-by-s-p-on-diamond-slump?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said next year's local government elections will be a `litmus test' for his African National Congress party.
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South Africa’s Ramaphosa Warns of Election ‘Litmus Test’ for ANC
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa told his African National Congress party that a failure to tackle municipal dysfunction in next year’s local government elections could cost it dearly.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-13/south-africa-s-ramaphosa-warns-of-election-litmus-test-for-anc?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy
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For two decades now, African governments have been snapping up Chinese surveillance tech and using it with few controls, narrowing the space for democracy and civil society
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China Gains Africa Influence With No-Strings Surveillance Tech
The New Economy Forum, Bloomberg’s flagship economic conference for global leaders, returns to Singapore this November for three days of dialogue and collaboration. Industry experts will examine the p...
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South Africa’s environment minister said he won’t immediately approve trophy hunting quotas for black rhinos, elephants and leopards, deepening a dispute with the $2.5 billion industry
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South African Minister Thwarts Permits for $350,000 Rhino Hunts
South Africa’s environment minister said he won’t immediately approve trophy hunting quotas for black rhinos, elephants and leopards, deepening a dispute with an industry that generates 44 billion ran...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-12/south-african-minister-thwarts-permits-for-350-000-rhino-hunts?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy
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