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Month: July 2025

Why SA has 32.9% unemployment and Zimbabwe 8%

July 16, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

We’re counting different things. From Moneyweb. Capitec CEO Gerrie Fourie recently claimed South Africa’s unemployment is closer to 10% than the official 32.9% if we […]

The evaporating MTI pot of funds

July 16, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

Of the R1.1bn in bitcoin recovered by the joint liquidators in 2021, only R550m remained by December 2024. From Moneyweb. While thousands of investors in […]

Another global crypto giant gatecrashes the SA market

July 16, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

Bitget, one of the world’s largest crypto exchanges, is making a noisy entrance into the SA market with products such as credit cards linked to […]

Absa and Reserve Bank to appeal loss in Pityana case

July 14, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

Follows a high court ruling that the Prudential Authority broke the law in interfering with his possible appointment as Absa chair in 2021. From Moneyweb. […]

Urgent court action aims to halt employment equity quotas

July 14, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

Business organisations say government’s new race and gender targets are procedurally flawed and unconstitutional. From Moneyweb. Sakeliga and the National Employers Association of SA (Neasa) […]

Where Trump’s tariffs will hurt most

July 9, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

Farmers and car manufacturers will feel the pain. Most miners get a free ride. The economy will take another hit. From Moneyweb. US President Donald […]

Why some SMEs are loading bitcoin onto their balance sheets

July 9, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

Stablecoins too – and not as a sign of risk tolerance, but to mitigate the risks of fiat debasement, as 80eight macro strategist Shiven Moodley […]

Another slapdown for banks in high court

July 9, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

Industry association tries to argue that a consumer under debt review has cancelled their original loan agreement, allowing banks to charge even more … From […]

Ciaran Ryan on Power 98.7 on ArcelorMittal taking Transnet to the Competition Tribunal

July 3, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

Both Transnet and ArcelorMittal SA (Amsa) are in deep trouble. So will this latest attempt by Amsa to get the Tribunal to agree that Transnet […]

Illegal land grabs prompt a rethink of the Pie Act

July 3, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

A piece of legislation introduced in the post-apartheid years to prevent eviction abuses is now being weaponised against property owners. From Moneyweb. There’s righteous indignation […]

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