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Month: November 2019

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Zuma loyalists face rule-of-law reckoning

November 26, 2019 Ciaran Ryan 0

The arrest of a sitting ANC MP is an important development, and more are expected. From Moneyweb. Former state security minister Bongani Bongo was arrested […]

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Trade union pension funds sit with billions of rands in unclaimed benefits

November 26, 2019 Ciaran Ryan 0

R19 billion owed to beneficiaries in metal industry. From Groundup. More than half the unclaimed benefits of R42 billion owed to roughly 4.2 million former […]

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Court lays out the path for exiting debt review

November 25, 2019 Ciaran Ryan 0

Thousands who can again pay their bills can get out from under the heel of debt review. From Moneyweb. A recent judgment by a full […]

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SAA resumes international flights as 200 strikers return to work

November 21, 2019 Ciaran Ryan 0

Financial damage is diminishing as services are gradually being restored. From Moneyweb. SAA has resumed flights to its eight international and six regional destinations, as […]

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Battle to recover R42 billion in unclaimed pension money

November 20, 2019 Ciaran Ryan 0

Plans to march to Parliament. Part 1 of a 2-part story from Groundup. Also published at Fin24. A campaign to reclaim billions of rands in […]

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BAT taken to task over “spying” on competitors

November 18, 2019 Ciaran Ryan 0

Ciaran Ryan on SAFm talking about spying allegations and assassination attempts in the tobacco industry.

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British American Tobacco asked to come clean on spying allegations

November 18, 2019 Ciaran Ryan 0

It has been served an access to information request by smaller players. From Moneyweb. The tobacco industry can’t quite shake off its shady image. Two […]

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Soweto residents lose first round in battle over electricity

November 14, 2019 Ciaran Ryan 0

They asked the court to force Eskom to reconnect them, and to cap tariffs at R100 pm. From Moneyweb. Several hundred Soweto residents got blown […]

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SAA on collision course with trade unions in a fight for survival

November 13, 2019 Ciaran Ryan 0

It’s sink or swim time for the national airline, as it contemplates retrenching up to 9% of its staff. From Moneyweb. SAA appears to be […]

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Take published financial statements with a bucket of salt

November 11, 2019 Ciaran Ryan 0

They’re riddled with self-serving estimates. From Moneyweb. The accounting profession is having a crisis, and not just in South Africa. The monumental wealth destruction at […]

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