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Three laws keeping South Africans unemployed
Scrap the laws that punish hiring, punish growth and punish investment. Then get out of the way and let South Africans work.
5 November 2026
Scrap the laws that punish hiring, punish growth and punish investment. Then get out of the way and let South Africans work.
Citizenship is a constitutional right, not a privilege granted for political obedience. South Africa belongs to its citizens, not whichever political party happens to govern them.
We do not need a white genocide for farm murders to be a national disgrace. And we certainly don’t need to be white to be a victim.
NSFAS asks whether an applicant is poor enough to receive the money. It does not seriously ask whether spending the money in the proposed way is likely to make that applicant less poor.
Whether my animals are healthy and whether they are creating a genuine nuisance are legitimate questions. Whether my neighbours approve of how many cats I own is not.
They must fall from the privileged position they occupy above individual workers, unemployed South Africans and businesses that never consented to their authority.
Unemployment is a vicious cycle that exacerbates all the major issues in this country.
The accusation is public; the evidence is private.
The cupboard is not empty, but you are eating faster than South Africa can restock it.
South Africa cannot demand economic growth, technological development and mass housing while opposing the infrastructure that makes them possible.