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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.

Outrage over killing of Sibanye Stillwater lawyer in Joburg

March 24, 2026 Ciaran Ryan 0

The 35-year-old lawyer was understood to be attending to a dispute involving employees of the mining group. From Moneyweb. Sibanye Stillwater human resources lawyer Chinette […]

Back to court for Zimbabwean permit holders seeking to stay in SA

March 23, 2026 Ciaran Ryan 0

Operation Dudula challenges decision by Minister of Home Affairs to extend the ZEP expiry deadline. From Moneyweb. Anti-immigration group Operation Dudula announced on Friday that […]

Gold, stock markets plunge as war in the Middle East escalates

March 20, 2026 Ciaran Ryan 0

Around a fifth of global oil trade has been affected, and even if hostilities end tomorrow, it will take time for operations to return to […]

Judge goes off on body corporate lawyers for bringing R18k claim before high court

March 19, 2026 Ciaran Ryan 0

Could amount to an abuse of process, says court. Lawyers’ fees alone would be multiples of the debt being claimed. From Moneyweb. Reproduced in The […]

Spar starts retrenchment process to slash costs

March 18, 2026 Ciaran Ryan 0

Following uninspiring revenue growth in FY2025 and recent key executive changes. From Moneyweb. Retailer Spar says it will launch a voluntary severance programme in certain […]

Mantashe wants to ramp up local fuel refining capacity, but has that boat sailed?

March 17, 2026 Ciaran Ryan 0

Four refineries are either offline or shut down, leaving SA massively dependent on imports at a time when war is raging in the Middle East. […]

Is Ray Dalio’s bitcoin negativity justified?

March 13, 2026 Ciaran Ryan 0

He may be more hip to gold than bitcoin, which he says has several serious flaws. Not so fast, says macro strategist Shiven Moodley. From Moneyweb. […]

AI is dumping 150-page complaints on finance ombud’s desk

March 13, 2026 Ciaran Ryan 0

What used to take a paragraph or two now comes in book-sized tomes, often with fake legal cases as references. From Moneyweb. The idea that […]

Sasol has nearly doubled in 12 months, but is it still cheap?

March 13, 2026 Ciaran Ryan 0

The conflict in the Middle East has pushed oil to prices last seen in 2022. Sasol’s business model is structured for much lower prices, which […]

Employees are gambling away their paycheques

March 13, 2026 Ciaran Ryan 0

Four out of every 10 people who earn an income gamble regularly, according to Old Mutual Corporate. From Moneyweb. New research shows that 40% of […]

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