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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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Transnet’s plan to attract rail investment misses the mark

March 20, 2024 Ciaran Ryan 0

It could increase freight costs for some miners by 65%, and then there’s the question of what to do about rampant cable theft. From Moneyweb. […]

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FIC tells sluggish lawyers, estate agents to ‘ramp up’ compliance

March 20, 2024 Ciaran Ryan 0

They are holding up SA’s removal from the Financial Action Task Force grey list, and the Financial Intelligence Centre is about to get tough. From […]

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Clynton Marks fails in bid to have MTI liquidators removed

March 20, 2024 Ciaran Ryan 0

Marks has a claim of R135m against the collapsed bitcoin scheme of which he claims to be a 50% shareholder. From Moneyweb. One of the […]

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SA coal miners count the costs of Transnet and Eskom failures

March 15, 2024 Ciaran Ryan 0

Exxaro’s results would have been a lot better if these two state-owned companies were fixed, and echoes of this can be expected when Thungela reports […]

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Nigeria detains two Binance execs over currency crisis

March 14, 2024 Ciaran Ryan 0

The country is clamping down on cryptocurrency exchanges, as Nigerians seek ways to protect themselves against an evaporating naira. From Moneyweb. There may be a […]

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Transaction Capital shares rebound ahead of WeBuyCars listing

March 14, 2024 Ciaran Ryan 0

But the prelisting financial statement, reflecting four different reporting periods, makes it hard to decipher what’s going on in the group. From Moneyweb. Transaction Capital’s […]

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Threat of rates boycott stirs City Power into action at Kya Sand

March 14, 2024 Ciaran Ryan 0

The area went almost 100 days without power in 2023. Now residents in other areas are contemplating rates boycotts over municipal service breakdowns. From Moneyweb. […]

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Regulator downgrades Richards Bay Airport over fire safety concerns

March 14, 2024 Ciaran Ryan 0

Flight operator Airlink has suspended commercial services to the airport. From Moneyweb. The South African Civil Aviation Authority (Sacaa) briefly downgraded Richards Bay Airport over […]

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RBCT explains why it is blocking Optimum Coal exports

March 14, 2024 Ciaran Ryan 0

A deal is still possible, provided Optimum meets the coal terminal’s internal governance procedures. From Moneyweb. Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) has hit back at […]

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US relaxes sanctions on Zimbabwe after 21 years

March 6, 2024 Ciaran Ryan 0

Focusing instead on the top politicians and entities involved in corruption or serious human rights abuses. From Moneyweb. In a surprise move on Monday, the […]

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