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Regulator was within rights to probe firm offering instant loans – SCA

June 27, 2022 Ciaran Ryan 0

Dacqup Finances was offering instant loans the NCR says violated affordability assessments required under the NCA. From Moneyweb. The National Credit Regulator (NCR) was within […]

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How Estina’s bank account went from R16 to R30m in the blink of an eye

June 23, 2022 Ciaran Ryan 0

There was nothing bucolic about the Guptas’ Vrede Dairy Project. It involved graft, wildly optimistic production targets, and death threats. From Moneyweb. The influence of […]

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Ciaran Ryan on SAFM on the collapsing state of local govt

June 17, 2022 Ciaran Ryan 0

Only 41 of 257 municipalities won clean audits in 2021. South Africans can see the unrepaired potholes and deteriorating services and wonder where the money […]

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‘No improvement’ in municipal management in 2021: Auditor-General

June 15, 2022 Ciaran Ryan 0

The AG has started to use expanded powers to chase down missing money. From Moneyweb. Barely a week after Ratings Afrika released its annual study […]

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Health department sees public opposition to new powers as ‘instigating terrorism’

June 14, 2022 Ciaran Ryan 0

Emails surface in case challenging proposed health regulation changes, revealing what officials think of opposers. From Moneyweb. “Anti-progressive”, “instigating terrorism”, “sabotage” and “forcing government to […]

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MTI’s Johann Steynberg fights extradition from Brazil

June 8, 2022 Ciaran Ryan 0

But is he going to raise the Ronnie Biggs Great Train Robbery defence? From Moneyweb. Mirror Trading International (MTI) founder and CEO Johann Steynberg’s attempt […]

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Why South Africans are optimistic about Bitcoin

June 8, 2022 Ciaran Ryan 0

Perhaps because they have learned not to trust the rand. From Moneyweb. A global survey conducted in January on attitudes to bitcoin shows South Africans […]

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Capital Appreciation rides the digitalisation wave at home and abroad

June 6, 2022 Ciaran Ryan 0

Recent international expansion will diversify the revenue stream. From Moneyweb. Fintech group Capital Appreciation’s international expansion moved up a notch over the year to March 2022 with […]

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SA’s municipal sector is about to collapse – Ratings Afrika

June 6, 2022 Ciaran Ryan 0

With the exception of the Western Cape. From Moneyweb. Ratings Afrika has been highlighting the dire state of municipal management in SA since it first […]

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Government asked to review all Glencore mining licences and contracts

June 6, 2022 Ciaran Ryan 0

Politicians want to know if the company’s corrupt practices extended to South Africa. From Moneyweb. The Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources and Energy was pressed […]

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