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Month: March 2024

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Philip Morris is saying goodbye to cigarettes

March 21, 2024 Ciaran Ryan 0

Maker of the world’s most famous brand, Marlboro, is betting its future on smoke-free alternatives to cigarettes. From Moneyweb. Philip Morris International, the world’s largest […]

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Pebble bed nuclear reactor gets a reboot

March 20, 2024 Ciaran Ryan 0

Shut down during the Zuma years, it’s back – with the first reactor to be built near Cape Town or Pretoria. From Moneyweb. The Pebble […]

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Transnet’s plan to attract rail investment misses the mark

March 20, 2024 Ciaran Ryan 0

It could increase freight costs for some miners by 65%, and then there’s the question of what to do about rampant cable theft. From Moneyweb. […]

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FIC tells sluggish lawyers, estate agents to ‘ramp up’ compliance

March 20, 2024 Ciaran Ryan 0

They are holding up SA’s removal from the Financial Action Task Force grey list, and the Financial Intelligence Centre is about to get tough. From […]

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Clynton Marks fails in bid to have MTI liquidators removed

March 20, 2024 Ciaran Ryan 0

Marks has a claim of R135m against the collapsed bitcoin scheme of which he claims to be a 50% shareholder. From Moneyweb. One of the […]

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SA coal miners count the costs of Transnet and Eskom failures

March 15, 2024 Ciaran Ryan 0

Exxaro’s results would have been a lot better if these two state-owned companies were fixed, and echoes of this can be expected when Thungela reports […]

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Nigeria detains two Binance execs over currency crisis

March 14, 2024 Ciaran Ryan 0

The country is clamping down on cryptocurrency exchanges, as Nigerians seek ways to protect themselves against an evaporating naira. From Moneyweb. There may be a […]

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Transaction Capital shares rebound ahead of WeBuyCars listing

March 14, 2024 Ciaran Ryan 0

But the prelisting financial statement, reflecting four different reporting periods, makes it hard to decipher what’s going on in the group. From Moneyweb. Transaction Capital’s […]

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Threat of rates boycott stirs City Power into action at Kya Sand

March 14, 2024 Ciaran Ryan 0

The area went almost 100 days without power in 2023. Now residents in other areas are contemplating rates boycotts over municipal service breakdowns. From Moneyweb. […]

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Regulator downgrades Richards Bay Airport over fire safety concerns

March 14, 2024 Ciaran Ryan 0

Flight operator Airlink has suspended commercial services to the airport. From Moneyweb. The South African Civil Aviation Authority (Sacaa) briefly downgraded Richards Bay Airport over […]

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