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Month: July 2021

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JP Markets asks SCA whether regulator was right to shut it down when it wasn’t insolvent

July 30, 2021 Ciaran Ryan 0

Founder of the country’s largest online broker says FSCA overstepped its regulatory reach. From Moneyweb. JP Markets was an extraordinary South African success story. Founded […]

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A scintillating week for the Anglo stable

July 29, 2021 Ciaran Ryan 0

Records were smashed across the board, as rising commodity prices translated into dividend pay-backs. From Moneyweb. What a great week for the Anglo stable of […]

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Meet the 29-year-old South African unravelling the multi-billion-rand Africrypt theft

July 28, 2021 Ciaran Ryan 0

Hamilton Cheong, who grew up in the Magaliesberg, is helping law enforcement authorities in several jurisdictions uncover where the money went. From Moneyweb. There are […]

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Anglo Platinum hits that sweet spot at halfway stage

July 27, 2021 Ciaran Ryan 0

Platinum group metals production was up 28% in the first six months, with earnings shooting up 385%. From Moneyweb. With results like these, Anglo Platinum executives must […]

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Africrypt’s Raees Cajee comes out of hiding in Tanzania to oppose liquidation

July 26, 2021 Ciaran Ryan 0

Argues that Africrypt isn’t insolvent, doesn’t owe investors anything, and that his family was forced to flee SA due to death threats. From Moneyweb. Raees […]

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Osino’s Namibian gold discovery looks to be a gem

July 22, 2021 Ciaran Ryan 0

The Canadian exploration company figured it would find gold if it searched in the vicinity of the producing Navachab Gold Mine in Namibia, and that’s […]

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Beware of scammers promising to recover MTI bitcoin, say liquidators

July 20, 2021 Ciaran Ryan 0

MTI members are being contacted with fake offers to recover bitcoin. From Moneyweb. The provisional liquidators of Mirror Trading International (MTI) have warned members to […]

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Foreign truck drivers attacked under cover of looting, demand compensation from SA

July 20, 2021 Ciaran Ryan 0

As neighbouring countries look to reduce supply chain reliance on SA. From Moneyweb. Buried in the mayhem of the last week is a story that […]

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The narrowing crypto arbitrage gap is a ‘passing phase’

July 20, 2021 Ciaran Ryan 0

Reasons cited for the dwindling gap range from the Africrypt ‘hack’ to the general slump in crypto prices. From Moneyweb. There’s no doubt that crypto […]

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Sars puts a crimp in crypto arbitrage

July 15, 2021 Ciaran Ryan 0

By requiring approval for each trade in terms of the foreign investment allowance. From Moneyweb. The South African Revenue Service (Sars) has made it more […]

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