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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.
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Energy chamber group plans lawsuit against western financiers

August 14, 2024 Ciaran Ryan 0

For modern-day oil and gas ‘apartheid’. From Moneyweb. It’s been threatened for years, but it looks like this time it’s happening: the African Energy Chamber […]

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Loss-making Transnet aims to be profitable by 2025

August 14, 2024 Ciaran Ryan 0

The state-owned logistics company is slightly behind on its target of shipping 170m tons in the current year, though it expects to make this up […]

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‘Save our girls from paedos’: NGO opens case after journo encourages sex with young females

August 12, 2024 Ciaran Ryan 0

Weakness in law allows men to get away with having intercourse with kids. From The Citizen. A group called Save Our Girls has launched a […]

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Privately-run water companies come to the rescue

August 12, 2024 Ciaran Ryan 0

There are two privately managed water systems in SA that are head and shoulders above their publicly-run peers. From Moneyweb. SA’s water problem has the […]

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New ‘tokenised’ home loan borrowing scheme for pensioners

August 11, 2024 Ciaran Ryan 0

It’s called reverse mortgaging and is a way for cash-strapped retirees to supplement their monthly incomes by relinquishing some home equity. From Moneyweb. Reverse mortgages […]

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First power, now water …

August 5, 2024 Ciaran Ryan 0

Citizens and the private sector are increasingly having to make a plan. Some see this as a huge opportunity. From Moneyweb. Now that load shedding […]

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Collapsing support for democracy in SA

August 5, 2024 Ciaran Ryan 0

According to the latest Afrobarometer survey, while more than 80% believe corruption is increasing. From Moneyweb. The latest Afrobarometer survey shows support for democracy in […]

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Don’t blame us for greylisting, say estate agents

July 30, 2024 Ciaran Ryan 0

Lawyers and estate agents have been accused by the Financial Intelligence Centre of holding up SA’s removal from the grey list. Here’s how some of […]

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Making the case for simply following the trend

July 30, 2024 Ciaran Ryan 0

Sticking with your winners, even the overvalued ones, appears to be the best strategy. From Moneyweb. A survey of six major brokers reveals a stark […]

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Sibanye-Stillwater chooses not to engage with cyber attackers

July 30, 2024 Ciaran Ryan 0

Group is recovering from attack announced two weeks ago that impacted its global IT systems. Publication of its 2024 interim results has been delayed two […]

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