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About Ciaran Ryan
The Writer's Room is a curated by Ciaran Ryan, who has written on South African affairs for Sunday Times, Mail & Guardian, Financial Mail, Finweek, Noseweek, The Daily Telegraph, Forbes, USA Today, Acts Online and Lewrockwell.com, among others. In between he manages a gold mining operation in Ghana, and previously worked in Congo. Most of his time is spent in the lovely city of Joburg.

Former SA Tourism board members vow to fight on against De Lille

October 16, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

Tourism minister’s decision to dissolve the board of SA Tourism was dismissed for lack of urgency this week in the Pretoria High Court. From Moneyweb. […]

Dismay over Creecy’s decision to renew 25-year leases for oil majors in Durban

October 16, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

BP and Vitol are among those set to benefit, leaving local companies outraged. From Moneyweb. Transport Minister Barbara Creecy’s decision to renew 25-year terminal operator […]

Is the crypto bear market over already?

October 15, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

Macro strategist Shiven Moodley analyses the carnage in crypto markets over the past week, runs the numbers, and finds some disturbing signs of insider trading. […]

After six years of runaround, UK immigrant wins permanent residence

October 15, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

High court orders Home Affairs to issue her documents without delay. From Moneyweb. A UK-born citizen has been granted permanent residence in SA six years […]

Hill-Lewis’s brotherly advice from Cape Town to Joburg

October 15, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

Arrest infrastructure decay before it happens – not after, says Cape Town Mayor. From Moneyweb. Even the ANC grudgingly concedes that Cape Town is a […]

Calls for scrap metal inquiry after price-fixing-cartel ruling

October 13, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

Recyclers want deep-dive into policy situation. From Moneyweb. Three bodies representing scrap metal recyclers in SA have called for an inquiry into all policies impacting […]

Maersk fails to halt ICTSI-Transnet Durban Container Terminal deal

October 10, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

Winning bidder and Transnet welcome ruling. From Moneyweb. Danish ports and shipping giant AP Moller-Maersk has failed in its bid to halt the award of a […]

Zimbabwe and Lesotho permit holders get a reprieve until May 2027

October 10, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

This is the third time the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit has been extended since 2017. It’s time to give us permanent residence, says permit holders association. […]

PIC sets up R1.35bn fund for early-stage mining

October 9, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

SA has slipped into irrelevance in terms of global mining exploration. The fund will not fix that, but it will help. From Moneyweb. Just days […]

SA is no country for young people

October 9, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

Your employment prospects are bleak and government is not coming to rescue you. From Moneyweb. In 1994, there were 3.7 million unemployed people in SA. […]

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  • Former SA Tourism board members vow to fight on against De Lille
  • Dismay over Creecy’s decision to renew 25-year leases for oil majors in Durban
  • Is the crypto bear market over already?
  • After six years of runaround, UK immigrant wins permanent residence
  • Hill-Lewis’s brotherly advice from Cape Town to Joburg
  • Calls for scrap metal inquiry after price-fixing-cartel ruling
  • Maersk fails to halt ICTSI-Transnet Durban Container Terminal deal
  • Zimbabwe and Lesotho permit holders get a reprieve until May 2027
  • PIC sets up R1.35bn fund for early-stage mining
  • SA is no country for young people
  • The stablecoin gold rush is here 
  • Gold is the new anchor for SA’s mining sector
  • 17 years after the fact, Cape Gate found guilty of scrap metal price-fixing
  • Western Cape municipalities and Midvaal are the only ones in any kind of shape
  • Are gold shares overdone, or is this just the start of a bull market?

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