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R60bn court challenge against banks over home repossession abuse

August 17, 2017 Ciaran Ryan 0

More than 225 applicants, mostly from Gauteng townships, have launched a suit in the Constitutional Court, claiming damages from the big banks for home repossession […]

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How the Guptas inflamed racial tensions in South Africa

July 17, 2017 Ciaran Ryan 0

This article first appeared at Acts.co.za The rise and fall of the Guptas and their capture of a president will be studied in political and […]

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Banks cream it off bounced debit orders

June 23, 2017 Ciaran Ryan 0

This article first appeared in Moneyweb. Fees charged by banks for bounced debit orders range from R5 to R150. Banks are raking in between R500 […]

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Defamation suits fly over mining controversies

June 23, 2017 Ciaran Ryan 0

This article first appeared in Moneyweb. Mark Caruso, the CEO of Australian mining company MRC, has filed defamation suits against activists and lawyers opposed to […]

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Ciaran Ryan on Radio 702 discussing how banks milk customers on bounced debit orders

June 23, 2017 Ciaran Ryan 0
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How Nedbank sold a family home for R10

May 29, 2017 Ciaran Ryan 0

Here’s a case where Nedbank repossessed a Katlehong home for R10. You read that right. Ernest Mashaba and his family have been put through a […]

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King Shaka International – an airport in desperate search of passengers

April 28, 2017 Ciaran Ryan 0

This article first appeared in Noseweek. First costed at R3.15 billion, by the time Durban’s King Shaka International Airport was completed in 2010, it had […]

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Dudu Myeni’s time at SAA may be up

March 10, 2017 Ciaran Ryan 0

This article first appeared in Moneyweb. History was made this week when the SAA Pilots Association (SAAPA) and Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) brought an action […]

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South Africa’s great road swindle

March 3, 2017 Ciaran Ryan 0

This article first appeared in Noseweek (March 2017). It’s long been known that South African motorists have been fleeced when it comes to road construction […]

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Ciaran Ryan interview on Radio 702 on outlaws running the illegal mines in Joburg

January 28, 2017 Ciaran Ryan 0

Ciaran Ryan was interviewed by Azania Mosaka on Radio 702 about his expose on illegal mining in Joburg. You can read the original article here. […]

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