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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.
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Zimbabwe was once the freest economy in the world

February 26, 2018 Ciaran Ryan 0

This article first appeared at Lewrockwell.com. Zimbabwe is best remembered as the country that clocked up a jaw-dropping inflation rate of 231 million percent a […]

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More people on welfare than have jobs in SA

February 26, 2018 Ciaran Ryan 0

This article first appeared at Moneyweb. Pictured below: Narius Moloto, head of trade union federation (NACTU).                   […]

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Michael Komape died because he was a rural African child

February 2, 2018 Ciaran Ryan 0

This article first appeared at GroundUp. The Michael Komape trial wrapped up on Friday in the Limpopo High Court in Polokwane, with counsel for the […]

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Zim has a message for South Africa and it’s not good

January 10, 2018 Ciaran Ryan 0

This article first appeared at Acts.co.za As we launch into the New Year, there are some positive developments to consider as we ponder the plight […]

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2017: the year the tide turned against corruption and lawless banks

December 13, 2017 Ciaran Ryan 0

This article first appeared at Acts.co.za. 2017 will go down as the year the tide turned against corruption. President Zuma will soon be gone and […]

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The state versus Michael Komape

December 2, 2017 Ciaran Ryan 0

This article first appeared in Groundup. Michael Komape was five years old when he drowned in a pit toilet at Mahlodumela Primacy School in Chebeng […]

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Ciaran Ryan on Bruce Whitfield Show discussing massive court action against banks

August 17, 2017 Ciaran Ryan 0

Ciaran Ryan discusses the R60bn court action in the Constitutional Court being brought by more than 225 applicants whose homes were repossessed by the banks […]

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R60bn court challenge against banks over home repossession abuse

August 17, 2017 Ciaran Ryan 0

More than 225 applicants, mostly from Gauteng townships, have launched a suit in the Constitutional Court, claiming damages from the big banks for home repossession […]

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How the Guptas inflamed racial tensions in South Africa

July 17, 2017 Ciaran Ryan 0

This article first appeared at Acts.co.za The rise and fall of the Guptas and their capture of a president will be studied in political and […]

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Banks cream it off bounced debit orders

June 23, 2017 Ciaran Ryan 0

This article first appeared in Moneyweb. Fees charged by banks for bounced debit orders range from R5 to R150. Banks are raking in between R500 […]

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