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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.

Reserve Bank unlawfully interfered in Absa chair appointment, says court

June 17, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

Costs were awarded against the respondents, Absa and the PA. From Moneyweb. The South African Reserve Bank’s (Sarb) Prudential Authority (PA) broke the law and […]

Oil jumps 7%, ZAR slumps on Israel-Iran conflict

June 14, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

Sasol shares surge almost 11%, but a fuel hike in July is inevitable if the Middle East situation escalates. From Moneyweb. Brent crude surged over […]

Ciaran Ryan on Power FM on the excruciating path to revival for Barbrook and Lily gold mines

June 12, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

Path cleared for Barbrook and Lily gold mines to emerge from business rescue. From Power FM. It’s been a decade since the Barbrook and Lily […]

Don’t treat National Credit Act as a box-ticking exercise – judge to FFS Finance

June 12, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

Court admonishes Ford Credit for trying to dictate terms to a customer attempting to make good on his arrears. From Moneyweb. The Western Cape High […]

Could quantum computing crack Bitcoin?

June 12, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

Rob Price, CEO of Sound Money, takes us through some of extraordinary leaps in quantum computing in recent months and what threat this poses to […]

Path cleared for Barbrook and Lily gold mines to emerge from business rescue

June 12, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

Nearly 99% of creditors vote in favour of plan that will allow for payment of claims. From Moneyweb. After nearly a decade of tragedy, stalls, […]

SA’s shrinking mining sector and the policies that brought us here

June 9, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

Mining is now officially in recession after two quarters of declining output. The minister’s answer to this is more ministerial control … From Moneyweb. After […]

No one seems willing to take on taxi industry’s anti-competitive behaviour

June 5, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

The industry likes to emphasise that, unlike buses, it receives no subsidies from government – but when will the authorities take them on for their […]

Ciaran Ryan on Radio 702 talking about ghost workers in government

June 3, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

Ciaran Ryan joins John Perlman on Radio 702 to discuss the issue of ghost workers in the public sector and why is so little being […]

How many ghost workers are there in government?

June 3, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

There are more than two million people on the public sector payroll, and not all of them are actual people doing actual work. From Moneyweb. […]

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