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No country for envious men
There is something that is often missed about South Africans in the popular discourse – we are not envious people. This is easy to miss
3 March 2023
WELCOME TO THE FMF ARCHIVE
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Illegitimacy of a Wealth Tax
Despite the fact that South Africa is known to be the highest taxed nation on the African continent, it has been suggested that yet another
2 March 2023
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Beware National State of Disaster
The ANC have proposed declaring a national state of disaster in response to the ongoing energy crisis in South Africa. This is after facing intermittent
1 March 2023
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Australian government honours free-market champion
In January 2023, the Governor-General awarded the Order of Australia Medal to free-market champion Mr John Hyde for service to the community in a range
28 February 2023
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SABC needs to modernise
The SABC is a bloated zombie that died long ago but refuses to acknowledge that fact. Instead, it would rather parasitically feed off the populace
27 February 2023
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SPEECH by Ayanda Khumalo: Address to the Canada-Africa Chamber of Business (SACANCHAM) Africa Accelerating Conference
It gives me great pleasure to address this esteemed group of delegates at the Africa Accelerating 2022 Conference here in Johannesburg, South Africa. All protocol
27 February 2023
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The nexus between individual prosperity and (and a liberal) political environment
Assuming I come across as an ardent ‘convert’ of libertarian Miltonian philosophy, it is not by accident and I take it as a compliment.
24 February 2023
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Reality sucks
Reality is the state of things as they actually exist.
Reality determines the future and explains the present.
Faith, hopes, dreams, good intentions
23 February 2023
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SONA: Don’t hold your breath for reform
President Cyril Ramaphosa is due to deliver his sixth State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Thursday. Will it be any different from the previous
22 February 2023
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The consequences of Paul Ehrlich
Paul Ehrlich has spent most of his adult life claiming the world is ending, birth rates are skyrocketing, populations are exploding, famine is around the
21 February 2023