Antony Sguazzin

Johannesburg, South Africa

Senior Writer at Bloomberg News

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South Africa to Probe Delays in Prosecuting Apartheid Crimes

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Antony Sguazzin

Cyril Ramaphosa(Bloomberg) -- South African President Cyril Ramaphosa established a commission of inquiry to determine whether attempts were made to prevent the investigation and prosecution of apartheid-era crimes. The step is a response to a lawsuit filed by people impacted by the murder, torture and abductions meted out by security forces during White minority rule.
New Head at Top African Development Bank Faces Funding Squeeze

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Katarina Hoije |Antony Sguazzin

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. The next leader of the African Development Bank faces a formidable task: pivoting the continent’s biggest multilateral lender away from its reliance on the US and Europe, and securing billions of dollars of funding from other sources.
Trump Administration’s Rejection of Soft Power Risks Africa Minerals Deal

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Antony Sguazzin

Despite its interest in securing mineral supplies, the Trump administration has decided that soft power on the continent is a waste of time and money. When South African President Cyril Ramaphosa sat down for a meeting with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office this week, he was likely hoping to strengthen their relationship and boost trade between the two countries.
Trump’s Genocide Claim Rakes Up South Africa’s Apartheid Past

2 weeks ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Rene Vollgraaff |Antony Sguazzin

A three-hour drive southwest of Johannesburg, one of the biggest agricultural shows in the southern hemisphere is in full swing. About 100 private planes and more than a dozen helicopters land daily during the May event, where million-dollar tractors are for sale. It’s a key date for commercial farmers, and most of them are White Afrikaners, the minority that President Donald Trump has offered refugee status because he says they’re victims of genocide and are having their land seized.
Trump’s Genocide Claim Rakes Up South Africa’s Apartheid Past

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Rene Vollgraaff |Antony Sguazzin

A three-hour drive southwest of Johannesburg, one of the biggest agricultural shows in the southern hemisphere is in full swing. About 100 private planes and more than a dozen helicopters land daily during the May event, where million-dollar tractors are for sale. It’s a key date for commercial farmers, and most of them are White Afrikaners, the minority that President Donald Trump has offered refugee status because he says they’re victims of genocide and are having their land seized.
Trump’s Genocide Claim Rakes Up South Africa’s Apartheid Past

2 weeks ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Rene Vollgraaff |Antony Sguazzin

A three-hour drive southwest of Johannesburg, one of the biggest agricultural shows in the southern hemisphere is in full swing. About 100 private planes and more than a dozen helicopters land daily during the May event, where million-dollar tractors are for sale. It’s a key date for commercial farmers, and most of them are White Afrikaners, the minority that President Donald Trump has offered refugee status because he says they’re victims of genocide and are having their land seized.
Washington Firm Bids for US-Funded South African Helium Producer

2 weeks ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Antony Sguazzin |Paul Burkhardt

A South African helium and gas company, to which the US government has committed $540 million in funding, has received a takeover bid from Washington DC-based ASP Isotopes Inc. The bid for Renergen Ltd. chimes with the Trump administration’s drive to have American companies invest to secure critical material supply chains. It comes from a company that while based in the US, says it traces its history to South Africa’s uranium enrichment program during the apartheid era.
US-Funded South African Helium Producer Gets Takeover Bid From Washington Firm

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Antony Sguazzin |Paul Burkhardt

A Renergen gas project site in Free State, South Africa. (Bloomberg) -- A South African helium and gas company, to which the US government has committed $540 million in funding, has received a takeover bid from Washington DC-based ASP Isotopes Inc. The bid for Renergen Ltd. chimes with the Trump administration’s drive to have American companies invest to secure critical material supply chains.
Washington Firm Bids for US-Funded South African Helium Producer

2 weeks ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Antony Sguazzin |Paul Burkhardt

A South African helium and gas company, to which the US government has committed $540 million in funding, has received a takeover bid from Washington DC-based ASP Isotopes Inc. The bid for Renergen Ltd. chimes with the Trump administration’s drive to have American companies invest to secure critical material supply chains. It comes from a company that while based in the US, says it traces its history to South Africa’s uranium enrichment program during the apartheid era.
Once a Symbol of Apartheid, Rugby Is Now Helping Unite South Africa

3 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Antony Sguazzin |Loni Prinsloo

At a school just off a potholed, trash-strewn street in Alexandra, an impoverished Johannesburg township, Black teenage boys and girls from Minerva Secondary School toss around a rugby ball on a patch of concrete. Some of them climb into a minibus and travel to the grounds of a nearby rival to play a match.