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How to rough up debt collectors

December 8, 2018 Ciaran Ryan 0

  This article first appeared in Moneyweb. A reader recently reached out with a harrowing story that goes like this: his home was about to […]

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SAFm: Did FNB discriminate against black customers?

December 4, 2018 Ciaran Ryan 0

Ciaran Ryan talks with Nompumelelo Siziba on SAfm on a case now before the Cape Equality Court claiming FNB discriminated against thousands of black customers.

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Claims of discrimination against black FNB customers heads to court

December 4, 2018 Ciaran Ryan 0

This article first appeared in Moneyweb. More than 4 000 bank customers claim they were charged 30% more than whites on mortgage loans. Cape Town-based […]

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The curious case of PRASA’s “simulated” robbery

November 29, 2018 Ciaran Ryan 0

This article first appeared in GroundUp. The 14 Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) security guards arrested late last month for allegedly tying up […]

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Ciaran Ryan on SAFm talking about lessons SA can learn from Brazil

November 28, 2018 Ciaran Ryan 0

Ciaran Ryan talks with Nompumelelo Siziba about how Brazil is aims to reboot its economy by attracting investment and fast-tracking mining and infrastructure projects and, importantly, […]

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Lessons for SA from Brazil

November 28, 2018 Ciaran Ryan 0

This article first appeared in Moneyweb. When it comes to attracting investment, SA could learn a thing or two from Brazil. The fact that Anglo […]

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Ciaran Ryan on SAFm talking about the dangerous state of provincial finances

November 26, 2018 Ciaran Ryan 0

In this SAfm radio segment, Ciaran Ryan talks with Nompumelelo Siziba about the dangerous state of national and provincial finances as revealed in the latest Auditor General […]

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The dangerous state of provincial finances

November 23, 2018 Ciaran Ryan 0

This article first appeared in Moneyweb. It’s hard to find a kernel of good news in the auditor-general’s (AG) 2018 report on provincial and national […]

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The days of easy evictions are drawing to a close

November 20, 2018 Ciaran Ryan 0

This article appeared in Moneyweb. Following the lead recently set by the South Gauteng High Court, a full bench of the Cape High Court will […]

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Judge Kathy Satchwell interrupts Sasol board lunch

November 20, 2018 Ciaran Ryan 0

                      This article first appeared in Moneyweb. Sasol’s annual general meeting at the Sandton Convention […]

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