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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.

Are gold shares overdone, or is this just the start of a bull market?

October 3, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

Precious metals are driving the JSE to new highs, but this does not reflect what’s really happening in SA, where businesses are labouring. From Moneyweb. […]

Will stablecoins one day rule the world?

October 1, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

Connie Bloem of Mesh.trade explains why US dollar and even ZAR stablecoins, such as the recently launched yZAR, are exploding around the world. From Moneyweb. […]

Port of Gauteng aims to revitalise rail, remove 30% of trucks from the N3

October 1, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

It could also bury Joburg’s existing inland port at City Deep by offering faster container turnaround times. From Moneyweb. The Port of Gauteng may be […]

Tembisa Hospital crime syndicates bypassed every trigger alert in the book

September 30, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

The Special Investigating Unit has identified three main syndicates, and half a dozen smaller ones, fleecing the hospital of over R2bn. From Moneyweb. We now […]

Turnarounds at Eskom and Transnet not yet showing in GDP figures

September 29, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

B4SA has wracked up some impressive successes, but there’s no sign of this yet in economic growth figures. From Moneyweb. The B4SA Business Government Partnership, […]

Backlash against World Bank’s ranking of Durban as the world’s worst port

September 26, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

It’s bad, yes, but the World Bank focuses only on vessel turnaround times, say industry analysts and associations. From Moneyweb. Not surprisingly, the World Bank […]

We’ve entered the age of zombie tariffs that never disappear

September 25, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

Once import duties are introduced, they are seldom removed. This is stifling competition and cost South Africans R108bn in the past year. From Moneyweb. Nearly […]

Durban comes dead last in 2024 World Bank port rankings

September 24, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

With Coega, Cape Town and Port Elizabeth also in the bottom 10 of 403 ports. From Moneyweb. The Port of Durban ranks dead last in […]

Busa joins the march to court over new employment equity targets

September 24, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

The business organisation says the recently published race and gender targets are unrealistic, and no meaningful public participation took place. From Moneyweb. Business Unity South […]

SA capturing a larger share of diverted Red Sea marine traffic

September 19, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

Thousands of vessels are being diverted from the Suez Canal around the Cape. From Moneyweb. The imminent arrival of Peninsula, one of the world’s largest […]

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