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Month: August 2023

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Praesidium lead trader Craig Massyn fails in attempt to reduce R20m penalty

August 30, 2023 Ciaran Ryan 0

Penalty imposed by FSCA for violation of multiple laws stands – Financial Services Tribunal. From Moneyweb. Former Praesidium lead trader Craig Massyn’s attempt to reduce […]

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Greylisting hits SA crypto arbitrage market

August 30, 2023 Ciaran Ryan 0

US crypto exchange stopped accepting deposits from South Africans, pushing the crypto arbitrage premium to 3.5% on Monday. From Moneyweb. US crypto exchange Kraken stopped […]

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The path to a smoke-free SA: Follow the Swedish model

August 30, 2023 Ciaran Ryan 0

The so-called ‘tobacco control bill’, however, is not it. From Moneyweb. More than one in four South African adults are smokers, up from 16.2% in […]

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Praesidium lead trader Craig Massyn fails in attempt to reduce R20m penalty

August 28, 2023 Ciaran Ryan 0

Penalty imposed by FSCA for violation of multiple laws stands – Financial Services Tribunal. From Moneyweb. Former Praesidium lead trader Craig Massyn’s attempt to reduce […]

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‘Ancestral spirits’ scam: Fake sangomas fleece victims of millions

August 24, 2023 Ciaran Ryan 0

There are reports of suicides, missing bodies, sexual kompromat and emptied bank accounts. From Moneyweb. An army of fake sangomas using a combination of hallucinogenic […]

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Measured in bitcoin, SA house prices have fallen off a cliff

August 22, 2023 Ciaran Ryan 0

Prices have dropped to less than a 20th of the cost of six years ago. From Moneyweb. It’s a fun exercise to do every year […]

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NDB signs R3.2bn deal for next phase of Lesotho Highlands Water Project

August 22, 2023 Ciaran Ryan 0

Part of R42bn project to expand the Vaal River Basin yield by 15% and supply the growing population of Gauteng. From Moneyweb. New Development Bank […]

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State ordered to hand over Covid-19 vaccine documents

August 18, 2023 Ciaran Ryan 0

High court sets aside Department of Health’s claim to confidentiality. From Moneyweb. The Pretoria High Court on Thursday ordered the minister of health and the […]

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Thousands of non-violent offenders due for early release from prison

August 17, 2023 Ciaran Ryan 0

More than 24,000 prisoners are likely to be released of whom about 3,000 will be deported. From GroundUp. Last week the President announced remission for […]

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Ekurhuleni told to pay developer over illegal land occupation

August 16, 2023 Ciaran Ryan 0

Metro failed to relocate the illegal dwellers despite several court orders. From Moneyweb. In an appeal hearing, a full bench of the Gauteng High Court […]

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