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Repeal unconstitutional causes of mass youth unemployment
Removing the causes of mass youth unemployment in SA would have multiple positive consequences for jobseekers.
22 September 2023
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20 September 2023
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FMF Newsletter – ‘Cut Cabinet, shelve NHI’ – Treasury budget cuts are an opportunity, not a crisis
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15 September 2023
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Brics: Unmasking SA’s supposed ‘non-alignment’ and neutrality
True neutrality would be to abandon allegiances to these hostile powers, and rather open trade relations with everyone.
13 September 2023
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Weasel clause or protector of freedom? A new consideration of section 36 of the Constitution
The overriding protection of civil liberty, including the right to property, is in the public interest.
12 September 2023
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State’s heavy-handed approach invalidates consumer choice
Deregulating the space is the best way to ensure true organic transformation rather than seeking to give those who are historically disadvantaged a handout.
11 September 2023
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‘Cut Cabinet, shelve NHI’ – Treasury budget cuts are an opportunity, not a crisis, says FMF
The South African government currently engages in a lot of expensive non-governmental work that crowds out personal and community responsibility, and stifles private sector growth.
11 September 2023
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The human factor of markets
This article was first published by Business Day on 30 August 2023 Margaret Thatcher once said: “There is no such thing as society.” What she meant was society
8 September 2023
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Time to get serious about creating black wealth in SA
BEE allocates wealth inefficiently to the most politically connected black people and not necessarily to the ones who are most competent at managing the wealth
7 September 2023
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‘He did not let politics silence him’ – FMF remembers luminary Raymond Ackerman
Scroll af vir Afrikaanse weergawe. The Free Market Foundation (FMF) is saddened by news of the passing of Pick n Pay founder Raymond Ackerman, and
7 September 2023
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6 September 2023
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State displacement of personal responsibility cannot justify Tobacco Bill
Those who want the government to take responsibility for their healthcare should be free to do so, but under no circumstances must this mandate be
5 September 2023