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Month: April 2026

Home Affairs says ZEP holders can apply for permanent residence

April 14, 2026 Ciaran Ryan 0

Huge relief for Zimbabweans living and working in SA under a temporary permit system that came into operation in 2009. From Moneyweb. Zimbabwean Exemption Permit […]

Crippled smelter operators secure tariff lifeline from Eskom

April 13, 2026 Ciaran Ryan 0

Deal now in the hands of regulator Nersa. From Moneyweb and The Citizen. South Africa’s largest smelter operators have one final hurdle to clear before […]

Selling trading signals is the scam du jour – FSCA

April 10, 2026 Ciaran Ryan 0

Head of enforcement Gerhard van Deventer walks us through a new generation of scams, from deepfakes of FSCA personnel to the sale of trading signals. […]

Tour companies ripped off in Robben Island fiasco

April 9, 2026 Ciaran Ryan 0

Two were defrauded of close to R200 000 – which was supposed to pay for foreign tourists to visit the landmark but ended up a […]

FirstRand taken to the dry cleaners in high court

April 7, 2026 Ciaran Ryan 0

Told it needs to be cross-examined on its accounting and other defects in case against customer. From Moneyweb. Reproduced in The Citizen. FirstRand Bank’s attempt […]

Does SA’s transport reforms risk repeating Telkom’s mistakes?

April 6, 2026 Ciaran Ryan 0

Reform progress is slow as independence for private partners remains limited. From Moneyweb. In February, Transnet issued a request for quotations, inviting private investors to […]

SA crypto exchange volumes are down 95% in five years

April 2, 2026 Ciaran Ryan 0

Exchanges that used to transact 1 000 bitcoin a day are now doing 50. But while crypto transactions have collapsed, stablecoins have picked up the slack, […]

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