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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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Defamation suits fly over mining controversies

June 23, 2017 Ciaran Ryan 0

This article first appeared in Moneyweb. Mark Caruso, the CEO of Australian mining company MRC, has filed defamation suits against activists and lawyers opposed to […]

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Ciaran Ryan on Radio 702 discussing how banks milk customers on bounced debit orders

June 23, 2017 Ciaran Ryan 0
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How Nedbank sold a family home for R10

May 29, 2017 Ciaran Ryan 0

Here’s a case where Nedbank repossessed a Katlehong home for R10. You read that right. Ernest Mashaba and his family have been put through a […]

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King Shaka International – an airport in desperate search of passengers

April 28, 2017 Ciaran Ryan 0

This article first appeared in Noseweek. First costed at R3.15 billion, by the time Durban’s King Shaka International Airport was completed in 2010, it had […]

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Dudu Myeni’s time at SAA may be up

March 10, 2017 Ciaran Ryan 0

This article first appeared in Moneyweb. History was made this week when the SAA Pilots Association (SAAPA) and Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) brought an action […]

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South Africa’s great road swindle

March 3, 2017 Ciaran Ryan 0

This article first appeared in Noseweek (March 2017). It’s long been known that South African motorists have been fleeced when it comes to road construction […]

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Ciaran Ryan interview on Radio 702 on outlaws running the illegal mines in Joburg

January 28, 2017 Ciaran Ryan 0

Ciaran Ryan was interviewed by Azania Mosaka on Radio 702 about his expose on illegal mining in Joburg. You can read the original article here. […]

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How we miss Mbeki and Manuel

January 26, 2017 Ciaran Ryan 0

Their economic record beats anything that came before or after This article first appeared in Moneyweb If we are to measure our political leaders on […]

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The Joburg township where outlaws make the rules

January 24, 2017 Ciaran Ryan 0

Illegal gold mining sustains Lindelane A slightly modified version of this article first appeared in Groundup and Times Live. It’s dangerous, often fatal, but illegal underground […]

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Soweto man’s house sold behind his back for R100

January 10, 2017 Ciaran Ryan 0

Solomon Nhlapo is accused of trespassing in his own house This article first appeared in Groundup. Solomon Nhlapo, 65, is squatting in the Soweto house […]

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