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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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The unravelling of the Classic Financial Services scam and the gambling millions

June 30, 2024 Ciaran Ryan 0

The son and the former wife of Classic Financial Services (One) director Cobus Geldenhuis were sequestrated this week, the latest dominoes to fall in an […]

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Insolvency practitioners fed up with delays at Government Printing Works

June 30, 2024 Ciaran Ryan 0

State printer has been in disarray since 2021, and a court showdown with insolvency practitioners appears imminent. From Moneyweb. The government gazettes that come out […]

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Crypto marketer arrested for fraud is released on bail

June 29, 2024 Ciaran Ryan 0

Neil de Waal was released from the Benoni Magistrates Court on R15 000 bail under strict conditions. From Moneyweb. Neil de Waal, a promoter for […]

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Rental growth slump in Q1 the biggest since the pandemic

June 9, 2024 Ciaran Ryan 0

Dropped 0.8% as interest rates stayed higher for longer than expected. From Moneyweb. The post-pandemic rental growth recovery came to an abrupt end in the […]

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What the new government needs to do in the next 180 days

June 9, 2024 Ciaran Ryan 0

One easy option is to fix the state, starting by trimming the number of cabinet posts from 30 to 19. From Moneyweb. Whatever shape the […]

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Why sports minister Zizi Kodwa was forced to resign

June 6, 2024 Ciaran Ryan 0

He was due to appear in the Palm Ridge Magistrates Court on Wednesday over allegations he received R1.7m in bribes from EOH. From Moneyweb. Sports, […]

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New municipal bill prepares SA for coalition governments

June 6, 2024 Ciaran Ryan 0

Coalition agreements must be in writing, rather than by handshake, and are binding. From Moneyweb. While all attention shifts to who the ANC will select […]

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ANC-DA coalition ‘most likely’ – BMI

June 6, 2024 Ciaran Ryan 0

But the process will also be complicated by the need to form coalitions in three of South Africa’s nine provinces – Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, and the […]

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See you in court: Transnet to Nedbank

June 6, 2024 Ciaran Ryan 0

After bank announced this week that it was pulling out of mediation over interest rate swap agreements related to the purchase of locomotives. From Moneyweb. […]

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It may take R80bn and 10 years to fix Transnet’s core rail network

May 30, 2024 Ciaran Ryan 0

Getting it right could add as much as 1% to annual GDP. From Moneyweb. It may cost R80 billion and take 10 years to fix […]

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