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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.

The evaporating MTI pot of funds

July 16, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

Of the R1.1bn in bitcoin recovered by the joint liquidators in 2021, only R550m remained by December 2024. From Moneyweb. While thousands of investors in […]

Another global crypto giant gatecrashes the SA market

July 16, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

Bitget, one of the world’s largest crypto exchanges, is making a noisy entrance into the SA market with products such as credit cards linked to […]

Absa and Reserve Bank to appeal loss in Pityana case

July 14, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

Follows a high court ruling that the Prudential Authority broke the law in interfering with his possible appointment as Absa chair in 2021. From Moneyweb. […]

Urgent court action aims to halt employment equity quotas

July 14, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

Business organisations say government’s new race and gender targets are procedurally flawed and unconstitutional. From Moneyweb. Sakeliga and the National Employers Association of SA (Neasa) […]

Where Trump’s tariffs will hurt most

July 9, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

Farmers and car manufacturers will feel the pain. Most miners get a free ride. The economy will take another hit. From Moneyweb. US President Donald […]

Why some SMEs are loading bitcoin onto their balance sheets

July 9, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

Stablecoins too – and not as a sign of risk tolerance, but to mitigate the risks of fiat debasement, as 80eight macro strategist Shiven Moodley […]

Another slapdown for banks in high court

July 9, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

Industry association tries to argue that a consumer under debt review has cancelled their original loan agreement, allowing banks to charge even more … From […]

Ciaran Ryan on Power 98.7 on ArcelorMittal taking Transnet to the Competition Tribunal

July 3, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

Both Transnet and ArcelorMittal SA (Amsa) are in deep trouble. So will this latest attempt by Amsa to get the Tribunal to agree that Transnet […]

Illegal land grabs prompt a rethink of the Pie Act

July 3, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

A piece of legislation introduced in the post-apartheid years to prevent eviction abuses is now being weaponised against property owners. From Moneyweb. There’s righteous indignation […]

ArcelorMittal hauls Transnet to Competition Tribunal for market abuse

July 3, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

Comes at a time when the logistics operator is undergoing major reforms to allow private operators access to ports and rail. From Moneyweb. Ailing steel […]

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