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Month: February 2025

Eastplat accused of sterilising community’s mining deposit

February 17, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

Eastern Platinum says this is nonsense and that it is legally compliant. From Moneyweb. The Pakaneng community in Mpumalanga claims Eastern Platinum (Eastplat) is squatting […]

Can AI improve your trading performance?

February 15, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

Yes and no. But more importantly it opens strategy testing to those who know nothing about coding. From Moneyweb. Fund manager Alex Krainer asks whether […]

New travel rule means the end of crypto privacy

February 14, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

The new ‘Travel Rule’ mandates crypto exchanges to share client information when facilitating crypto transfers above R5 000 as part of its campaign to get SA […]

As Namibia’s Trustco heads to Nasdaq, Cape Town landlord wants his rent

February 14, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

The summons demands payment of R434 316, though the figure is now closer to R1m. From Moneyweb. Windhoek-headquartered financial services group Trustco last month announced it […]

Treasury beefs up security after R377k is stolen from bond investor

February 11, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

Is ‘investigating’ whether compensation should be paid to the victim. From Moneyweb. Republished in The Citizen. SA Retail Bonds are sold by National Treasury as […]

ArcelorMittal delays mill closures for a month as losses top R5.8bn

February 6, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

This is the worst crisis for SA steel since the 2008 financial crisis, says the company. From Moneyweb. Whether ArcelorMittal SA (Amsa) survives in anything […]

Home Affairs slammed over visa rejection rate despite clearing backlog

February 6, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

One immigration agent reports eight out of 10 of his clients were rejected. Home Affairs responds that rejection rates are 27% which is in line […]

More pain for ArcelorMittal as headline losses expected to widen

February 4, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

Earnings per share should be slightly better than previously reported. From Moneyweb. Monday brought more bad news from ArcelorMittal SA (Amsa) just as it starts […]

You were better off with bitcoin than bitcoin miners in 2024

February 4, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

With a few exceptions, such as MicroStrategy and Core Scientific. From Moneyweb. You were better off buying bitcoin (BTC) than bitcoin miners in 2024, a […]

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