PUBLICATIONS
The Free Market Foundation issues regular press statements, makes submissions to organs of state, and publishes articles, papers, and books, on matters related to individual liberty, private property, free enterprise, and limited government.
The FMF is calling for a freeze on the national minimum wage, warning that further increases could worsen unemployment.
Educational transformation should not come at the expense of institutional autonomy and educational excellence.
The Constitution cannot be bypassed by ordinary legislation. The FMF is in court challenging the Expropriation Act.
Legislation cannot rewrite a constitutional standard that a proposed constitutional amendment was unable to change.
The FMF thanks Johann Rupert, the Reinet Foundation, and Remgro for their invaluable continued support.
The arbitrary timing-based restrictions on the right to counter-spoliation are antithetical to the rule of law.
On World No Tobacco Day, the FMF reaffirms its commitment to consumer choice, personal responsibility, and sound public policy over expanding state control.
The Free Market Foundation relaunched the Free Speech Union of South Africa at a ceremony on 27 May, at Northwards House in Johannesburg.
The average South African taxpayer must work the first 142 days of 2026 to pay their share of the total tax burden before earning a single rand for themselves and their families.
The ideology behind NHI reveals something far more dangerous than a funding shortfall.
When someone says, “economics only works in theory,” I don’t just nod along anymore.
One of the ways this was manifested, was the penalties that the Bill proposes.
An unexpected gap year can become the foundation for long-term entrepreneurial success.
The cupboard is not empty, but you are eating faster than South Africa can restock it.
Monopoly is condemned in private enterprise but ignored or even extolled in public administration…
The underlying philosophy emphasises the freedom to cooperate and work together between groups on a voluntary, non-compulsory basis.
That will likely remain the case for some time as the difficult work of institution-building commences.
FMF Policy Agenda Summary The Basic Education Laws Amendment Act (BELA Act) represents one of the most significant reforms to South Africa’s basic education governance
Safeguard the value of South Africans’ hard-earned money from state failure and overreach.
Exempt the unemployed from the cause of their unemployment: labour laws.
FMF Policy Brief Summary South Africa’s proposed Tobacco Bill poses a grave threat to constitutional governance and individual freedoms. This report exposes how excessive ministerial
FMF-Property Rights Alliance Report Summary The Property Rights Alliance’s 2025 International Property Rights Index (IPRI) ranks 126 countries on the strength of their legal and
CASE STUDY Expropriation of property without compensation: the case of South Africa and international worst practice Authored by the FMF’s Head of Policy Martin van
Beyond savings, cuts alleviate regulatory proliferation, boosting investment 1-2% and GDP.
The process to adopt the Tobacco Bill has been fatally flawed.
Joint FMF-EPICENTER report on the spillover of European policymaking.
The FMF recommends that no upwards adjustment be made and that solving unemployment take centre stage.
The FMF’s submission on the proposed amendments to the PIE Act.
The FMF’s submission on the proposed so-called “Fair Pay Bill”.
The FMF’s submission n the proposed Capital Flow Management Regulations.
The FMF’s submission on the proposed Amendments to the B-BBEE Codes of Good Practice.
The FMF’s submission on the draft National Online Gambling Tax discussion paper.
The FMF’s submission on the 2025 Business Licensing Bill.
The FMF’s submission on the 2023 GILAB.
Competition Commission Summary The Free Market Foundation is of the view that the draft Public Interest Guidelines for Merger Control undermines the constitutional imperative of
The FMF is calling for a freeze on the national minimum wage, warning that further increases could worsen unemployment.
Educational transformation should not come at the expense of institutional autonomy and educational excellence.
The Constitution cannot be bypassed by ordinary legislation. The FMF is in court challenging the Expropriation Act.
Legislation cannot rewrite a constitutional standard that a proposed constitutional amendment was unable to change.
The FMF thanks Johann Rupert, the Reinet Foundation, and Remgro for their invaluable continued support.
The arbitrary timing-based restrictions on the right to counter-spoliation are antithetical to the rule of law.
On World No Tobacco Day, the FMF reaffirms its commitment to consumer choice, personal responsibility, and sound public policy over expanding state control.
The Free Market Foundation relaunched the Free Speech Union of South Africa at a ceremony on 27 May, at Northwards House in Johannesburg.
The average South African taxpayer must work the first 142 days of 2026 to pay their share of the total tax burden before earning a single rand for themselves and their families.
The ideology behind NHI reveals something far more dangerous than a funding shortfall.
When someone says, “economics only works in theory,” I don’t just nod along anymore.
One of the ways this was manifested, was the penalties that the Bill proposes.
An unexpected gap year can become the foundation for long-term entrepreneurial success.
The cupboard is not empty, but you are eating faster than South Africa can restock it.
Monopoly is condemned in private enterprise but ignored or even extolled in public administration…
The underlying philosophy emphasises the freedom to cooperate and work together between groups on a voluntary, non-compulsory basis.
That will likely remain the case for some time as the difficult work of institution-building commences.
FMF Policy Agenda Summary The Basic Education Laws Amendment Act (BELA Act) represents one of the most significant reforms to South Africa’s basic education governance
Safeguard the value of South Africans’ hard-earned money from state failure and overreach.
Exempt the unemployed from the cause of their unemployment: labour laws.
FMF Policy Brief Summary South Africa’s proposed Tobacco Bill poses a grave threat to constitutional governance and individual freedoms. This report exposes how excessive ministerial
FMF-Property Rights Alliance Report Summary The Property Rights Alliance’s 2025 International Property Rights Index (IPRI) ranks 126 countries on the strength of their legal and
CASE STUDY Expropriation of property without compensation: the case of South Africa and international worst practice Authored by the FMF’s Head of Policy Martin van
Beyond savings, cuts alleviate regulatory proliferation, boosting investment 1-2% and GDP.
The process to adopt the Tobacco Bill has been fatally flawed.
Joint FMF-EPICENTER report on the spillover of European policymaking.
The FMF recommends that no upwards adjustment be made and that solving unemployment take centre stage.
The FMF’s submission on the proposed amendments to the PIE Act.
The FMF’s submission on the proposed so-called “Fair Pay Bill”.
The FMF’s submission n the proposed Capital Flow Management Regulations.
The FMF’s submission on the proposed Amendments to the B-BBEE Codes of Good Practice.
The FMF’s submission on the draft National Online Gambling Tax discussion paper.
The FMF’s submission on the 2025 Business Licensing Bill.
The FMF’s submission on the 2023 GILAB.
Competition Commission Summary The Free Market Foundation is of the view that the draft Public Interest Guidelines for Merger Control undermines the constitutional imperative of
