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Does SA need 35 ministers, 9 provinces and 263 municipalities?

May 21, 2018 Ciaran Ryan 0

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 […]

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Thank Trump and Bibi for higher oil prices

May 18, 2018 Ciaran Ryan 0

This article first appeared at Acts Online.   Thank Donald Trump and Bibi Netanyahu for higher oil prices, which spiked from around $40 to nearly $80 […]

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170 billion reasons why the Reserve Bank is a target for state capture

March 8, 2018 Ciaran Ryan 0

This article first appeared at Moneyweb. Former Reserve Bank employee and now senior economist at Efficient Group, Dawie Roodt, says there are 170 billion good reasons […]

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Zimbabwe was once the freest economy in the world

February 26, 2018 Ciaran Ryan 0

This article first appeared at Lewrockwell.com. Zimbabwe is best remembered as the country that clocked up a jaw-dropping inflation rate of 231 million percent a […]

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More people on welfare than have jobs in SA

February 26, 2018 Ciaran Ryan 0

This article first appeared at Moneyweb. Pictured below: Narius Moloto, head of trade union federation (NACTU).                   […]

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Michael Komape died because he was a rural African child

February 2, 2018 Ciaran Ryan 0

This article first appeared at GroundUp. The Michael Komape trial wrapped up on Friday in the Limpopo High Court in Polokwane, with counsel for the […]

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Zim has a message for South Africa and it’s not good

January 10, 2018 Ciaran Ryan 0

This article first appeared at Acts.co.za As we launch into the New Year, there are some positive developments to consider as we ponder the plight […]

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2017: the year the tide turned against corruption and lawless banks

December 13, 2017 Ciaran Ryan 0

This article first appeared at Acts.co.za. 2017 will go down as the year the tide turned against corruption. President Zuma will soon be gone and […]

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The state versus Michael Komape

December 2, 2017 Ciaran Ryan 0

This article first appeared in Groundup. Michael Komape was five years old when he drowned in a pit toilet at Mahlodumela Primacy School in Chebeng […]

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Ciaran Ryan on Bruce Whitfield Show discussing massive court action against banks

August 17, 2017 Ciaran Ryan 0

Ciaran Ryan discusses the R60bn court action in the Constitutional Court being brought by more than 225 applicants whose homes were repossessed by the banks […]

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