Bhargav Acharya
Breaking News Correspondent, Sub-Saharan Africa at Reuters
Breaking News journalist @ReutersAfrica. Tweets & retweets amount to absolutely nothing. [email protected]
Articles
-
1 week ago |
gurutrade.com | Tannur Anders |Bhargav Acharya |Jamie Freed |Helen Popper
JOHANNESBURG, April 17 (Reuters) - South Africa's rand firmed on Thursday, as markets awaited clarity on U.S. tariffs and local investors looked for news on the future of the coalition government due to a lingering budget stand-off. At 1355 GMT, the rand traded at 18.775 against the U.S. dollar , about 0.3% stronger than its previous close.
-
2 weeks ago |
marketscreener.com | Nqobile Dludla |Bhargav Acharya
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa has no immediate plans to retaliate against the United States over tariffs announced by President Donald Trump this week and will instead seek to negotiate exemptions and quota agreements, senior government officials said on Friday. Trump imposed a 31% tariff on U.S. imports from South Africa on Wednesday, when he announced a 10% baseline tariff on all imports and higher targeted duties on dozens of countries.
-
2 weeks ago |
sg.finance.yahoo.com | Nqobile Dludla |Bhargav Acharya
By Nqobile Dludla and Bhargav Acharya JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa has no immediate plans to retaliate against the United States over tariffs announced by President Donald Trump this week and will instead seek to negotiate exemptions and quota agreements, senior government officials said on Friday. Trump imposed a 31% tariff on U.S. imports from South Africa on Wednesday, when he announced a 10% baseline tariff on all imports and higher targeted duties on dozens of countries.
-
3 weeks ago |
today.westlaw.com | Bhargav Acharya |MacDonald Dzirutwe |Nqobile Dludla |Joe Bavier
JOHANNESBURG/ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) - The U.S. government's imposition of steep tariffs on African nations signals the end of the AGOA trade deal, an initiative meant to help African economies develop through preferential access to U.S. markets,...
-
3 weeks ago |
marketscreener.com | Wendell Roelf |Bhargav Acharya
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) -South Africa's parliament passed the budget's fiscal framework on Wednesday after weeks of political wrangling, but the future of the coalition government was thrown into doubt after a key coalition partner voted against the measure. The legislation passed by 194 votes to 182, with the biggest party, the African National Congress (ANC), securing the support it needed with the backing of an assortment of smaller coalition partners and parties outside the coalition.
Journalists covering the same region
Khuleko Siwele
Equity Reporter at Bloomberg L.P.
Khuleko Siwele primarily covers news in Gauteng, South Africa, including major areas like Johannesburg.
Rene Vollgraaff
Team Leader, Sub-Saharan Africa Economics at Bloomberg News
Rene Vollgraaff primarily covers news in Gauteng and surrounding regions in South Africa.
Monique Vanek
Africa Economics and Government Editor at Bloomberg News
Monique Vanek primarily covers news in the central region of South Africa, including areas around the Free State and Gauteng provinces.
Paul Richardson
Editor at Bloomberg News
Paul Richardson primarily covers news in the central region of South Africa, particularly around the coordinates of -29° latitude and 24° longitude, with additional coverage in areas like Johannesburg, Gauteng.
Kim Ludbrook
Senior Visual Correspondent at European Pressphoto Agency
Kim Ludbrook primarily covers news in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa and surrounding areas.
Try JournoFinder For Free
Search and contact over 1M+ journalist profiles, browse 100M+ articles, and unlock powerful PR tools.
Start Your 7-Day Free Trial →Coverage map
X (formerly Twitter)
- Followers
- 465
- Tweets
- 555
- DMs Open
- No
Fascinating by @jeligon. https://t.co/OwZX6WBSSZ
RT @Reuters: Federer meets Kolisi on South Africa trip to support early learning https://t.co/essDo5O0Eg https://t.co/X1qJq7qyQP
Truer words have not been spoken.
In other news, people who say “FRIYAY” are weakening the rand. ❤️🇿🇦