

Free Market Foundation welcomes Donald Trump’s executive order
Donald Trump’s intervention should be cheered by all patriotic South Africans who care about private property rights, the rule of law, and a free market economy.
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Donald Trump’s intervention should be cheered by all patriotic South Africans who care about private property rights, the rule of law, and a free market economy.
Either the state pays for expropriation by means of compensation, or the rest of us, especially the most destitute, pay for it in the form of economic decline.
We are more convinced than ever that this legislation poses an enormous threat to freedom and prosperity in our country
Concealing the absence of compensation in appeals to ‘nil’ compensation does not cure the Expropriation Act of its confiscatory nature or unconstitutionality.
Expropriation for “nil compensation” is unconstitutionally euphemistic and goes against the plain text meaning of sections 25(2) and (3) of the Constitution.
The GNU has not yet given us reason to believe that it will be making any substantive reforms during this term.
Our recommendations to the GNU focus on strengthening the independence of the Reserve Bank and recognising monetary choice and freedom.
It should be compulsory for any new legislation, regulations, or policies to be subjected to neutral and high-quality impact assessments.
Large-scale deregulation, said the FMF, will enhance the capacity of the private sector to create jobs, foster innovation, and drive economic development.
Trump’s presidency doesn’t have to be a disaster for South Africa. It could be an opportunity for the country to improve its global standing.
Consumers are an afterthought in the consideration of mergers by the Competition Commission.
Increasing the tax burden on South Africans, no matter how rich, will not help grow South Africa’s wealth. If anything, it will only shrink our growth prospects.
Mauritius demonstrates how economic freedom can help create a thriving education system.
The education system, already failing to prepare learners, feeds into a labour system that keeps them unemployed. It is a vicious cycle that must be broken.
We simply do not know what is best for our fellows. To vote as if we do, setting aside their ability to self-determine entirely, is (coercive) arrogance of the highest order.
Such sidestepping communities give flashes of what SA could be with willing investors, entrepreneurs, space and a favourable climate.
If you choose to do something it is because you value that thing over the other choices you have.
Allowing banks to perform tasks previously monopolised by Home Affairs has shown how effective public-private partnerships can be.
Reforms for the GNU to improve the value of the rand and expand monetary freedom.
Reforms for the GNU to improve the integrity of the legal system and respect for property rights.
In order to promote a dynamic economy, the government must reduce regulatory burdens across
the economy, enabling greater participation from private enterprise.
It is difficult to maintain in South Africa that the state should provide – much less monopolise – any good or service, given its track record.
Medium-term reforms for the GNU to implement as regards fiscal prudence.
Low-hanging fruit for the GNU to implement as regards trade policy.
What the FMF believes the new government must focus on for the next five years.
The FMF’s proposed codification of South African criminal law.
A manifesto of the FMF’s Section 12 Initiative.
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 NHI Bill is politically motivated, unaffordable, incapable of delivering better health outcomes, and will infringe on numerous constitutional rights.
Since the Constitution’s public participation conditions have not been met, and since no compliant SEIA has been produced, we urge the Committee to refer the Bill back to the Department.
In general, the Bill seeks to make it too easy for government to engage in expropriation in general, and must be beefed up with additional safeguards for the rights and interests of citizens and others who own property in South Africa.
Despite the fact that the Constitution is often heralded as one of the most liberal in the world, it has been applied and interpreted in profoundly illiberal ways.
Expropriation without compensation is offensive to constitutionalism, and should not be considered a valid route to a prosperous future.
The Conduct of Financial Institutions Bill violates various of the imperatives of the Rule of Law.
The FMF has identified various provisions in the Expropriation Bill that fall foul of the imperatives of property rights and of the advancement of human rights and the Rule of Law. Where appropriate, we recommend rectification or removal from the final version of the Bill.
Donald Trump’s intervention should be cheered by all patriotic South Africans who care about private property rights, the rule of law, and a free market economy.
Either the state pays for expropriation by means of compensation, or the rest of us, especially the most destitute, pay for it in the form of economic decline.
We are more convinced than ever that this legislation poses an enormous threat to freedom and prosperity in our country
Concealing the absence of compensation in appeals to ‘nil’ compensation does not cure the Expropriation Act of its confiscatory nature or unconstitutionality.
Expropriation for “nil compensation” is unconstitutionally euphemistic and goes against the plain text meaning of sections 25(2) and (3) of the Constitution.
The GNU has not yet given us reason to believe that it will be making any substantive reforms during this term.
Our recommendations to the GNU focus on strengthening the independence of the Reserve Bank and recognising monetary choice and freedom.
It should be compulsory for any new legislation, regulations, or policies to be subjected to neutral and high-quality impact assessments.
Large-scale deregulation, said the FMF, will enhance the capacity of the private sector to create jobs, foster innovation, and drive economic development.
Trump’s presidency doesn’t have to be a disaster for South Africa. It could be an opportunity for the country to improve its global standing.
Consumers are an afterthought in the consideration of mergers by the Competition Commission.
Increasing the tax burden on South Africans, no matter how rich, will not help grow South Africa’s wealth. If anything, it will only shrink our growth prospects.
Mauritius demonstrates how economic freedom can help create a thriving education system.
The education system, already failing to prepare learners, feeds into a labour system that keeps them unemployed. It is a vicious cycle that must be broken.
We simply do not know what is best for our fellows. To vote as if we do, setting aside their ability to self-determine entirely, is (coercive) arrogance of the highest order.
Such sidestepping communities give flashes of what SA could be with willing investors, entrepreneurs, space and a favourable climate.
If you choose to do something it is because you value that thing over the other choices you have.
Allowing banks to perform tasks previously monopolised by Home Affairs has shown how effective public-private partnerships can be.
Reforms for the GNU to improve the value of the rand and expand monetary freedom.
Reforms for the GNU to improve the integrity of the legal system and respect for property rights.
In order to promote a dynamic economy, the government must reduce regulatory burdens across
the economy, enabling greater participation from private enterprise.
It is difficult to maintain in South Africa that the state should provide – much less monopolise – any good or service, given its track record.
Medium-term reforms for the GNU to implement as regards fiscal prudence.
Low-hanging fruit for the GNU to implement as regards trade policy.
What the FMF believes the new government must focus on for the next five years.
The FMF’s proposed codification of South African criminal law.
A manifesto of the FMF’s Section 12 Initiative.
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 NHI Bill is politically motivated, unaffordable, incapable of delivering better health outcomes, and will infringe on numerous constitutional rights.
Since the Constitution’s public participation conditions have not been met, and since no compliant SEIA has been produced, we urge the Committee to refer the Bill back to the Department.
In general, the Bill seeks to make it too easy for government to engage in expropriation in general, and must be beefed up with additional safeguards for the rights and interests of citizens and others who own property in South Africa.
Despite the fact that the Constitution is often heralded as one of the most liberal in the world, it has been applied and interpreted in profoundly illiberal ways.
Expropriation without compensation is offensive to constitutionalism, and should not be considered a valid route to a prosperous future.
The Conduct of Financial Institutions Bill violates various of the imperatives of the Rule of Law.
The FMF has identified various provisions in the Expropriation Bill that fall foul of the imperatives of property rights and of the advancement of human rights and the Rule of Law. Where appropriate, we recommend rectification or removal from the final version of the Bill.