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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.

Liquidators seize documents and laptops in raid on Banxso offices

December 23, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

In search of records they believe were being withheld from them. From Moneyweb. Banxso’s offices were raided last week by officers acting on behalf of […]

Police close in on illegal miners in North West

December 19, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

The police commissioner seems determined to stamp it out, but will this new zeal fizzle or flourish? From Moneyweb. It used to be gold in […]

Vape shop owner on the run as millions go missing abroad

December 18, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

Former business partner is attempting to track down more than R40m intended for investment in padel courts. From Moneyweb. Police are on the hunt for […]

Please Call Me inventor refuses arbitration with former legal funder

December 17, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

We’ll proceed with or without you, says Black Rock Mining, as it seeks to recover 40% of Kenneth Makate’s payout from Vodacom. From Moneyweb. Please […]

What happens if the US imposes sanctions on South African officials?

December 17, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

Revoking former foreign affairs minister Naledi Pandor’s US visa suggests a shift towards personal, targeted pressure, and that’s usually how it starts – but the […]

It turns out AI trading bots behave just like humans …

December 15, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

The losses are discouraging but the bots are learning. From Moneyweb. There’s a competition taking place where artificial intelligence (AI) models are pitted against each […]

MTI creditors want liquidators removed to stop further dissipation of funds

December 15, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

They want the Cape High Court to bar the liquidators from incurring further legal costs in the UK, and then to have them removed entirely. […]

You’ve accumulated some crypto, but how do you spend it?

December 10, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

Spendl Money founder and CEO Greg van der Spuy explains how the SA-born fintech is addressing the crypto spending hurdle by offering a MasterCard debit […]

Eskom signs deal aimed at saving SA’s shrinking smelter sector

December 10, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

Recovery depends on ferrochrome prices and energy cost relief. From Moneyweb. Eskom has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Samancor Chrome and the Glencore-Merafe […]

Nedbank sent back to school over botched attempt to recover BMW debt

December 9, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

There’s a lesson here for others in the same situation – always challenge the banks’ accounting. From Moneyweb. Nedbank was sent back to school after […]

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