Forget cigarette smuggling. The big money is in stealing coal
This article first appeared in Groumdup. We’ve heard about gold theft, but coal theft is the biggest game in town. It’s costing Eskom and coal […]
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Zimbabwe inflation hits 50% as Zanu-PF big-wigs milk crisis
This article first appeared in Moneyweb. South Africans tuning into the Zondo Commission of Inquiry into State Capture may be horrified at the depth and […]
It’s do or die time for one of SA’s oldest gold mines
This article first appeared in Moneyweb. Every mining accident is a tragedy, but few compare to the horror of the collapse of a supporting pillar […]
SAfm: Who’s in line to rescue the Gupta mines?
Ciaran Ryan talks with Nompumelelo Siziba on SAfm on who stands to take over the failed Gupta mining assets.
Are you suffering from corruption fatigue yet?
This article first appeared in Accounting Weekly. Suffering from corruption fatigue yet? You better get used to it, because it looks like the Zondo Commission […]
Transnet’s R100bn dagger pointed at the heart of SA
This article first appeared in Moneyweb. Transnet pensioners have fought a decade-long battle to […]
Ciaran Ryan on SAFm radio talking about SA’s construction mafia
Ciaran talks on SAFm radio about the spread of Durban’s construction mafia to Joburg.
Construction mafia moves from Kwazulu-Natal to Joburg
This article first appeared in Moneyweb. It’s a shakedown that’s been going on for several years in KwaZulu-Natal, but is now rearing its head in […]
Tony Webbstock: a warrior has left us
My dear friend Tony Webbstock passed away last Wednesday morning, the result of complications from a decades-long battle with diabetes and – one has to […]
Does SA need 35 ministers, 9 provinces and 263 municipalities?
This article first appeared at Acts Online. SA is over-governed. We have 35 ministers, 37 deputy ministers, and 9 provinces each with their own ministers […]