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Month: January 2024

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Transnet taps Vopak as preferred bidder for Richards Bay LNG terminal

January 16, 2024 Ciaran Ryan 0

There’s also been progress in reducing backlogs at the Durban container port. From Moneyweb. This week, Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) announced the Dutch-based Vopak […]

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SA’s out-of-control copper theft problem

January 16, 2024 Ciaran Ryan 0

It’s organised, massive, and crippling key sectors of the economy, from Transnet to municipal power systems and mining. From Moneyweb. In April 2023, scrap metal […]

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Can SA remove itself from the dreaded grey list by early 2025?

January 16, 2024 Ciaran Ryan 0

There are some doubts, despite Treasury’s confidence. From Moneyweb. National Treasury is hopeful SA will be removed from the dreaded Financial Action Task Force (FATF) […]

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Standard Bank welcomes dismissal of rand-fixing case

January 16, 2024 Ciaran Ryan 0

Competition Appeal Court says that for Nedbank, Standard Bank and FirstRand – and all but four of the foreign banks accused of rigging the rand […]

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Could 2024 be the year the rand recovers some glory?

January 16, 2024 Ciaran Ryan 0

It lost 9% to the US dollar in 2023, and 17% over the past two years. Much of that was due to load shedding, which […]

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Durban container port making headway in clearing backlog of vessels

January 4, 2024 Ciaran Ryan 0

It’s down from 20 to five vessels at anchor since November. From Moneyweb. Despite extreme swells and 100km-an-hour winds at South African ports in recent […]

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2023: The year cryptos stole the limelight

January 3, 2024 Ciaran Ryan 0

Solana ends the year up 620%, four times more than bitcoin’s 152%. From Moneyweb. 2023 was the year that cryptocurrencies stole the limelight. Of the 10 […]

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