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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.

‘Spurious’ legal battle over Durban port threatens SA economy

February 18, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

The citrus sector lost more than R5bn in 2024 due to rail and port inefficiencies, though the figure is much higher when other economic sectors […]

SA breathalyser entrepreneur sues French government for R244m

February 18, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

Nicolaas van den Bergh says he had an agreement to supply it with 70m breathalyser tests a year. From Moneyweb and The Citizen. Chartered accountant […]

Revamped Necsa prepares for the return of small nuclear reactors

February 18, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

SA was the world leader in small modular reactors before the project was shelved in 2010. Now the technology is making a comeback. From Moneyweb. […]

Eastplat accused of sterilising community’s mining deposit

February 17, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

Eastern Platinum says this is nonsense and that it is legally compliant. From Moneyweb. The Pakaneng community in Mpumalanga claims Eastern Platinum (Eastplat) is squatting […]

Can AI improve your trading performance?

February 15, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

Yes and no. But more importantly it opens strategy testing to those who know nothing about coding. From Moneyweb. Fund manager Alex Krainer asks whether […]

New travel rule means the end of crypto privacy

February 14, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

The new ‘Travel Rule’ mandates crypto exchanges to share client information when facilitating crypto transfers above R5 000 as part of its campaign to get SA […]

As Namibia’s Trustco heads to Nasdaq, Cape Town landlord wants his rent

February 14, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

The summons demands payment of R434 316, though the figure is now closer to R1m. From Moneyweb. Windhoek-headquartered financial services group Trustco last month announced it […]

Treasury beefs up security after R377k is stolen from bond investor

February 11, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

Is ‘investigating’ whether compensation should be paid to the victim. From Moneyweb. Republished in The Citizen. SA Retail Bonds are sold by National Treasury as […]

ArcelorMittal delays mill closures for a month as losses top R5.8bn

February 6, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

This is the worst crisis for SA steel since the 2008 financial crisis, says the company. From Moneyweb. Whether ArcelorMittal SA (Amsa) survives in anything […]

Home Affairs slammed over visa rejection rate despite clearing backlog

February 6, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

One immigration agent reports eight out of 10 of his clients were rejected. Home Affairs responds that rejection rates are 27% which is in line […]

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