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Month: May 2023

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SA’s top-run municipalities are Midvaal and Saldanha Bay

May 25, 2023 Ciaran Ryan 0

There’s a huge gulf between the best and the worst performers, according to Ratings Afrika – and the overall trend is in the wrong direction. […]

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Welcome to Eskom, ‘SA’s largest organised crime network’

May 23, 2023 Ciaran Ryan 0

Former CEO André de Ruyter’s book is an infuriating and chilling but necessary read to understand what’s going on in Eskom and elsewhere in the […]

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Zimbabwean prisoners want to be paroled and repatriated

May 23, 2023 Ciaran Ryan 0

For reasons of xenophobia and expired permits. From Moneyweb. A campaign has kicked off to repatriate thousands of Zimbabwean prisoners eligible for parole. A letter […]

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Nedbank and Capitec had biggest increase in complaints in 2022 – Ombud

May 23, 2023 Ciaran Ryan 0

Standard Bank saw the most significant drop in complaints. From Moneyweb. Nedbank and Capitec had the biggest increase in complaints in 2022, and Standard Bank […]

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FSCA fines and licenses online trading firm JP Markets in same week

May 16, 2023 Ciaran Ryan 0

What was once SA’s largest online broker has resumed trading after a multi-year legal battle with regulators. From Moneyweb. JP Markets, once South Africa’s largest […]

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Sipho Pityana clears hurdle in Absa case after removal as director

May 16, 2023 Ciaran Ryan 0

Court rules that Absa must hand over its record of decision removing him from the position. From Moneyweb. The Pretoria High Court last week effectively […]

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Transaction Capital takes 48% profit hit after downsizing taxi business

May 16, 2023 Ciaran Ryan 0

No interim dividend declared. From Moneyweb. Transaction Capital opted to skip dividends after booking a R2.1 billion headline loss in its SA Taxi business for […]

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Hawks nab Eskom scalps in Mpumalanga

May 5, 2023 Ciaran Ryan 0

It’s been a busy month for police who have made several arrests and secured convictions related to fraud at the power utility. From Moneyweb. Sifiso […]

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National Treasury tackles creeping culture of municipal non-payment

May 4, 2023 Ciaran Ryan 0

Just as overstretched consumers may apply for debt relief, now municipalities can do the same – but with strings attached. From Moneyweb. National Treasury’s plan […]

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Sol Kerzner’s Fish River Resort looted and abandoned after gang invasions

May 2, 2023 Ciaran Ryan 0

What was intended to be SA’s premier film location has been plundered beyond rescue leading to a loss of jobs and hundreds of millions of […]

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