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 highest court’s decision represents a significant blow against equal application of the law in South Africa
The VAT hike, while framed by Godongwana as a “marginal increase” to avoid deeper spending cuts, distracts from the urgent necessity for fiscal responsibility, tax reform, and privatisation, argues the FMF.
The FMF is deeply saddened to announce the passing of its chairman, Rex van Schalkwyk.
The private sector, not the state, is the engine of prosperity. The GNU must act swiftly to dismantle the structural barriers that have held us back for too long.
SA’s fiscal position means that any additional taxes would place a crushing burden on an already fragile tax base.
We have normalised a condition in which large swathes of people, who could be productive, are simply sitting at home doing nothing
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
This is an abuse of office and public trust.
Forgetting is not an option.
Hayek’s conceptualisation of the rule of law, then, is that the law must be – and must be applied to be – impersonal and general.
The uncertainty created by these new regulations undermined South Africa’s economic stability.
To Harber, laws that require racial pencil-testing to “promote inclusivity and representivity” should not be regarded as race laws.
Lawmakers would do well to do something they have yet to do – ask the public in 2025 “is this bill really a priority when South Africa faces so many other problems?”
The genesis of the country’s current tension with the USA can and must be traced back to this.
the regulatory system is of far more concern to those being regulated than it is to the rest of us.
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.
The highest court’s decision represents a significant blow against equal application of the law in South Africa
The VAT hike, while framed by Godongwana as a “marginal increase” to avoid deeper spending cuts, distracts from the urgent necessity for fiscal responsibility, tax reform, and privatisation, argues the FMF.
The FMF is deeply saddened to announce the passing of its chairman, Rex van Schalkwyk.
The private sector, not the state, is the engine of prosperity. The GNU must act swiftly to dismantle the structural barriers that have held us back for too long.
SA’s fiscal position means that any additional taxes would place a crushing burden on an already fragile tax base.
We have normalised a condition in which large swathes of people, who could be productive, are simply sitting at home doing nothing
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
This is an abuse of office and public trust.
Forgetting is not an option.
Hayek’s conceptualisation of the rule of law, then, is that the law must be – and must be applied to be – impersonal and general.
The uncertainty created by these new regulations undermined South Africa’s economic stability.
To Harber, laws that require racial pencil-testing to “promote inclusivity and representivity” should not be regarded as race laws.
Lawmakers would do well to do something they have yet to do – ask the public in 2025 “is this bill really a priority when South Africa faces so many other problems?”
The genesis of the country’s current tension with the USA can and must be traced back to this.
the regulatory system is of far more concern to those being regulated than it is to the rest of us.
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.
