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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.

Cape Town airport breaks all records with 11.1 million passengers in 2025

January 13, 2026 Ciaran Ryan 0

With 10% more passengers in December alone. From Moneyweb. Cape Town has cemented itself as a global tourist hotspot, hitting an all-time high of 11.1 […]

SA removed from another ‘naughty list’, this time by the EU

January 13, 2026 Ciaran Ryan 0

South Africa was added to the EU list in August 2023, requiring enhanced due diligence on its transactions. From Moneyweb. Another bit of good news […]

Motsepe companies ‘seek protection’ in SA from Tanzanian court

January 13, 2026 Ciaran Ryan 0

With judgment looming in Tanzania over a $195m mining claim against Patrice Motsepe and several of his companies, the SA courts are being asked to […]

Eskom grid stronger than at any time in last 5 years

January 12, 2026 Ciaran Ryan 0

With 4 400MW of additional generation capacity available compared to a year ago. From Moneyweb. Eskom’s power grid enters 2026 in better shape than at any […]

Why is the rand so strong and the economy so weak?

January 12, 2026 Ciaran Ryan 0

The rand strengthened nearly 13% against the US dollar over the past year, yet the domestic numbers remain weak. That disconnect won’t last forever. From […]

Podcast: Why hasn’t bitcoin followed gold to the heavens?

January 7, 2026 Ciaran Ryan 0

Gold is heavily overbought, says Carel de Jager of crypto analytics firm Silver Sixpence, while bitcoin faced heavy selling pressure in the latter part of […]

Are we in the early or late stages of a precious metals supercycle?

January 7, 2026 Ciaran Ryan 0

Gold analysts see $5 000/oz and more in 2026, with some pitching silver to $110/oz. From Moneyweb. Gold and silver’s parabolic run in late 2025 is […]

WesBank customer takes his used car fight to the Minister of Justice

January 5, 2026 Ciaran Ryan 0

Mzukisi Ndara purchased what he thought was a new car in 2004, but it turned out to be a used one with extras he did […]

Cape Town’s container port capacity boosted by fruit exporters

January 5, 2026 Ciaran Ryan 0

The Public Sector Partnership that helped boost fruit exports in 2025 has been renewed for 2026. From Moneyweb. Cape Town Container Terminal, which handles most […]

If you bought a skadonk, you can cancel the credit agreement, the court says

January 1, 2026 Ciaran Ryan 0

A recent SCA ruling makes it clear that a consumer has the right to cancel a vehicle finance agreement after discovering latent defects. From Moneyweb. […]

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  • Cape Town airport breaks all records with 11.1 million passengers in 2025
  • SA removed from another ‘naughty list’, this time by the EU
  • Motsepe companies ‘seek protection’ in SA from Tanzanian court
  • Eskom grid stronger than at any time in last 5 years
  • Why is the rand so strong and the economy so weak?
  • Podcast: Why hasn’t bitcoin followed gold to the heavens?
  • Are we in the early or late stages of a precious metals supercycle?
  • WesBank customer takes his used car fight to the Minister of Justice
  • Cape Town’s container port capacity boosted by fruit exporters
  • If you bought a skadonk, you can cancel the credit agreement, the court says
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