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Month: March 2019

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Ciaran Ryan on SAFM on claims of over-charging by Standard Bank

March 26, 2019 Ciaran Ryan 0

Emerald van Zyl, the usury expert who is bringing a case of discrimination against FNB in the Cape Equality Court, has now trained his sights […]

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Claim that Standard Bank’s R5 overcharge on mortgages ballooned to R2bn

March 26, 2019 Ciaran Ryan 0

Usury expert Emerald van Zyl is waging a campaign for repayment of this overcharge. Emerald van Zyl, the usury expert who is bringing a case […]

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Startling rise in chartered accountancy failure rates

March 22, 2019 Ciaran Ryan 0

This article first appeared in Moneyweb. The embattled South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (Saica) – already under unprecedented professional criticism for the role CAs […]

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Vantage Goldfields one week away from liquidation

March 13, 2019 Ciaran Ryan 0

This article first appeared in Moneyweb. After three years in business rescue, Vantage Goldfields is headed for the knackers yard unless a buyer emerges in […]

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Lawyers fight for their lunch in abusive lending case

March 7, 2019 Ciaran Ryan 0

This article first appeared in Moneyweb. An interesting battle between lenders and the University of Stellenbosch’s Law Clinic, joined by Summit Financial Partners and a […]

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Cable theft and illegal mining threaten Joburg’s infrastructure

March 7, 2019 Ciaran Ryan 0

The City of Gold’s fragile base … there is still enough gold in the old mining tunnels to support a thriving underground (literally) economy. Here, […]

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Coal is far from dead

March 6, 2019 Ciaran Ryan 0

This article first appeared in Moneyweb. The launch of Sibambene Coal this week puts paid to the idea that coal is a sunset industry. Sibambene […]

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Investors beware of smooth-talking politicians

March 4, 2019 Ciaran Ryan 0

  This article first appeared in Moneyweb. Two cases involving state-owned companies illustrate the perils of taking politicians at their word. The first involves Airport […]

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Huge increase in demand for second passports

March 1, 2019 Ciaran Ryan 0

Most of them from non-white South Africans looking for a bolt-hole. This article first appeared in Moneyweb. South Africans looking for a bolt hole in […]

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