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Month: June 2019

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New Zim dollar triggers horror memories of hyper-inflation

June 27, 2019 Ciaran Ryan 0

It comes with a hike in short-term interest rates to 50% to curb inflation of 100%. This article first appeared in Moneyweb. Zimbabwe banned the […]

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Anglo’s seen the future of mining, and it looks a lot like farming

June 24, 2019 Ciaran Ryan 0

The sector has to clean up its act while still making a profit – and it’s a race the group intends to win. This article […]

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Gugulethu entrepreneurs claim Nedbank stole their patented card blocking system

June 19, 2019 Ciaran Ryan 0

With shades of Kenneth Makate’s ‘Please call me’ case against Vodacom. This article first appeared in Moneyweb. Two Gugulethu entrepreneurs applied on Tuesday (June 18) […]

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Sack the Necsa board before it wrecks the company – union

June 14, 2019 Ciaran Ryan 0

A once model state-owned company is being ruined by design, say union members. From Moneyweb. Former energy minister Jeff Radebe left a trail of destruction […]

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Two new exchanges are challenging the JSE’s monopoly

June 14, 2019 Ciaran Ryan 0

This article first appeared in Brainstorm. For the better part of a century, the JSE ruled the corporate seas. This was the default venue for […]

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Anglo American through the ages

June 13, 2019 Ciaran Ryan 0

It launched South Africa’s industrial age to support its mining activities, but since 2012 has halved the number of its assets. Where to now? From […]

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Vantage Goldfields and the hazards of business rescue

June 12, 2019 Ciaran Ryan 0

It’s a been long and litigious road for two companies in rescue, and another volley has just been fired. This article first appeared in Moneyweb. […]

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Suspension of Tongaat trading a potential crisis for other shares

June 11, 2019 Ciaran Ryan 0

The damage is likely to spread beyond Tongaat, with investors applying a risk premium to stated figures on other stocks. This article first appeared in […]

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Financial emigration is the new way out

June 11, 2019 Ciaran Ryan 0

The taxman targets foreign earnings in excess of R1m – but at what cost to the country? This article first appeared in Moneyweb. Financial emigration […]

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The corporate scandals keep on coming

June 6, 2019 Ciaran Ryan 0

Tongaat must restate its 2018 figures. But will it end there? This article first appeared in Moneyweb. Just when we thought the worst was behind […]

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