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Month: January 2017

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Ciaran Ryan interview on Radio 702 on outlaws running the illegal mines in Joburg

January 28, 2017 Ciaran Ryan 0

Ciaran Ryan was interviewed by Azania Mosaka on Radio 702 about his expose on illegal mining in Joburg. You can read the original article here. […]

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How we miss Mbeki and Manuel

January 26, 2017 Ciaran Ryan 0

Their economic record beats anything that came before or after This article first appeared in Moneyweb If we are to measure our political leaders on […]

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The Joburg township where outlaws make the rules

January 24, 2017 Ciaran Ryan 0

Illegal gold mining sustains Lindelane A slightly modified version of this article first appeared in Groundup and Times Live. It’s dangerous, often fatal, but illegal underground […]

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Soweto man’s house sold behind his back for R100

January 10, 2017 Ciaran Ryan 0

Solomon Nhlapo is accused of trespassing in his own house This article first appeared in Groundup. Solomon Nhlapo, 65, is squatting in the Soweto house […]

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Nano-technology could be a game changer for gold mines

January 10, 2017 Ciaran Ryan 0

Is this nano-technology breakthrough to gold mining what Google is to the internet? This article first appeared in Mineweb. Nano-technology could come to the rescue […]

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Sanral’s mysterious and wishful accounting

January 10, 2017 Ciaran Ryan 0

When will the roads agency admit that most of its e-tolls debt is unrecoverable? This article first appeared in Moneyweb. Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) […]

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Airports Company of SA minorities sue for fair value buyout

January 10, 2017 Ciaran Ryan 0

Minorities say they are economic hostages to the company This article first appeared in Moneyweb. It seems like a lifetime ago, but there was a […]

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Presidential housing project mired in fraud and corruption

January 10, 2017 Ciaran Ryan 0

Hundreds of residents of Gauteng townships cheated out of housing This article first appeared in Groundup. A 2010 presidential project intended to house shackdwellers in […]

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