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I was groomed for corruption – Agrizzi

May 17, 2019 Ciaran Ryan 0

Daily prayer meetings and bags of cash: a day in the life of a Bosasa executive. This was first published in Moneyweb. The day would […]

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Standard Bank accused of ‘double dipping’ in home repo case

May 3, 2019 Ciaran Ryan 0

Outcome could be explosive for banks, opening the door to floods of claims. This article first appeared in Moneyweb. In a case due to come […]

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Africa’s resource curse is more like a governance curse

May 3, 2019 Ciaran Ryan 0

SA’s huge offshore gas find could be a blessing or a curse. This article first appeared in Moneyweb. South Africa has just come into a […]

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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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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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Forget cigarette smuggling. The big money is in stealing coal

February 23, 2019 Ciaran Ryan 0

This article first appeared in Groumdup. We’ve heard about gold theft, but coal theft is the biggest game in town. It’s costing Eskom and coal […]

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Zimbabwe inflation hits 50% as Zanu-PF big-wigs milk crisis

January 28, 2019 Ciaran Ryan 0

This article first appeared in Moneyweb. South Africans tuning into the Zondo Commission of Inquiry into State Capture may be horrified at the depth and […]

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It’s do or die time for one of SA’s oldest gold mines

January 28, 2019 Ciaran Ryan 0

This article first appeared in Moneyweb. Every mining accident is a tragedy, but few compare to the horror of the collapse of a supporting pillar […]

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SAfm: Who’s in line to rescue the Gupta mines?

January 24, 2019 Ciaran Ryan 0

Ciaran Ryan talks with Nompumelelo Siziba on SAfm on who stands to take over the failed Gupta mining assets.

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