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Month: March 2023

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FTX contagion hits SA crypto arbitrage market

March 22, 2023 Ciaran Ryan 0

Several crypto arbitrage providers paused operations over the last week as crypto-enabled Silvergate Bank files for voluntary liquidation in the US. From Moneyweb. Several crypto […]

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Bidvest rides the renewable energy wave

March 22, 2023 Ciaran Ryan 0

Results lifted by boom in renewable energy, tourism and agriculture. From Moneyweb. Load shedding has been a mixed blessing for Bidvest. It has driven up […]

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Treasury missed its own GDP growth forecasts in nine of the last 12 years

March 6, 2023 Ciaran Ryan 0

There’s a very real cost to these mis-estimates. From Moneyweb. Our finance ministers have an abysmal record when it comes to forecasting. In nine out […]

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Is it possible to become financially independent on a McDonalds’ worker wage?

March 4, 2023 Ciaran Ryan 0

Book review: Author David Parker believes it is – because he did it himself. From Moneyweb. We’ve all read stories of waiters and bell hops […]

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Bulletproof vests and bodyguards – Eskom under siege

March 1, 2023 Ciaran Ryan 0

The death threats have filtered down to power station level, as saboteurs and crime gangs run amok. From Moneyweb. Former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter’s […]

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Disaster regulations cut red tape, prioritise electricity supply to essential sectors

March 1, 2023 Ciaran Ryan 0

Regulations kicked in on 27 February, but no date given for the termination of the state of disaster. From Moneyweb. The National State of Disaster […]

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