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Month: June 2021

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Sars gets kicked to touch in Lesotho number plate case

June 30, 2021 Ciaran Ryan 0

Its appeal against a high court ruling was thrown out last week – and a multi-billion-rand court action is now planned against it. From Moneyweb. […]

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Lightning strikes twice for Africrypt’s Cajee brothers

June 29, 2021 Ciaran Ryan 0

This is not the first time their crypto schemes have been ‘hacked’. From Moneyweb. It seems lightning does strike twice for Raees and Ameer Cajee […]

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Immigrants take Home Affairs to court, say it has all but collapsed

June 28, 2021 Ciaran Ryan 0

They would like to invest millions in SA, but some have been waiting more than six years for permanent residence permits. From Moneyweb. No fewer […]

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Contractor gets government to agree to pay its bills

June 28, 2021 Ciaran Ryan 0

Exercises a lien over Department of Public Works property for non-payment of R49m. From Moneyweb. Contractor Falcon Projects shows that it is possible to get […]

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Crypto exchange’s plan to disrupt the payments market kicks off

June 23, 2021 Ciaran Ryan 0

VALR has just launched an instant payments system that allows customers to send rands via mobile or email – at no charge. From Moneyweb. In […]

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Africrypt ‘hack’ of nearly R54bn dwarfs Mirror Trading

June 23, 2021 Ciaran Ryan 0

The founders of the company, Raees and Ameer Cajee, have disappeared to the UK – while investigators say the ‘hack’ reeks of something more sinister. […]

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Police accused of standing by while chrome mine is invaded

June 23, 2021 Ciaran Ryan 0

Case heads back to court this week, with senior police officials and politicians cited as respondents. From Moneyweb. The South African Police Service (SAPS) is […]

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The devastating effect of lockdowns on SA’s wine industry

June 18, 2021 Ciaran Ryan 0

19 weeks of lockdown knocked R3bn off retail sales and R3.7bn off wine tourism. From Moneyweb. Wine is one of the great SA export successes […]

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How some of the indirect (and more profitable) routes into bitcoin are doing

June 15, 2021 Ciaran Ryan 0

Some of these crypto stocks have blown bitcoin away over the last year. From Moneyweb. The recent crash notwithstanding, bitcoin has been an outstanding investment […]

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Here’s what the coming crypto regulation will look like

June 14, 2021 Ciaran Ryan 0

Several laws will have to be amended to bring crypto assets under regulatory scrutiny. From Moneyweb. A number of laws will have to be amended […]

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