Rene Vollgraaff

Johannesburg, South Africa

Team Leader, Sub-Saharan Africa Economics at Bloomberg News

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South Africa Declares National Disaster After Floods Kill 92

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Rene Vollgraaff

A resident of an informal settlement in front of his belongings after a flood near Mthatha, on June 12. (Bloomberg) -- South Africa declared a national disaster after floods and snow killed more than 90 people and destroyed roads and bridges in four of the country’s nine provinces.
South Africa’s Ramaphosa Sets Up Panel to Probe Apartheid Crimes

1 month ago | bloomberg.com | Rene Vollgraaff

Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa's president, during a news conference following a meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Ukraine's president, at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa, on Thursday, April 24, 2025. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy became the fist leader of Ukraine to visit South Africa in a bid to expand diplomatic outreach while he can no longer fully rely on US as his nation's key ally and the peace deal with Russia remains elusive.
South Africa’s Ramaphosa Sets Up Panel To Probe Apartheid Crimes

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Rene Vollgraaff

1 hour agoBosnia and Herzegovina: Sarajevo Declaration of Gaza Tribunal condemns Israeli genocide of Palestinians-SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA - MAY 29, 2025: The Sarajevo Declaration of the Gaza Tribunal, a “people’s tribunal” established as an independent initiative to investigate Israel's ongoing war crimes in Gaza, condemned the Israeli "regime" and its actions on Thursday, May 29.
Fringe white Afrikaners show how lobbying Trump can work

1 month ago | phillytrib.com | Rene Vollgraaff

The fringe group that planted the seed for some of Donald Trump’s false claims that South Africa is persecuting white farmers saw years of lobbying U.S. politicians pay off. At a meeting in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump lambasted his South African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa, in what the foreign delegation called a “well-orchestrated, well-planned” ambush.
Fringe White Afrikaners Show How Lobbying Trump Can Work

1 month ago | bloomberg.com | Rene Vollgraaff

Donald Trump shows pictures as he meets with Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 21. (Bloomberg) -- The fringe group that planted the seed for some of Donald Trump’s false claims that South Africa is persecuting White farmers saw years of lobbying US politicians pay off.
South Africa Group Asks Court to Rule Expropriation Act Unconstitutional

1 month ago | bloomberg.com | Rene Vollgraaff

Cyril Ramaphosa (Bloomberg) -- South African rights group Afriforum is challenging the constitutionality of a law that will allow for expropriation of property without compensation, hours before President Cyril Ramaphosa and US leader Donald Trump hold talks where they may discuss the legislation.
Trump’s Genocide Claim Rakes Up South Africa’s Apartheid Past

1 month 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

1 month 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

1 month 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.
Leader of South Africa’s DA Lauds New Budget as ‘Credible’

1 month ago | bloomberg.com | Rene Vollgraaff

John Steenhuisen(Bloomberg) -- The head of South Africa’s second-biggest political party said talks about the nation’s revamped budget “are going very, very well,” a signal that the coalition government is resolving differences that derailed the National Treasury’s previous tax and spending proposals.