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South Africa’s economic freedom keeps declining
This year’s Economic Freedom of the World (EFW) shows that South Africa ranks 87th out of 165 countries.
13 October 2026
This year’s Economic Freedom of the World (EFW) shows that South Africa ranks 87th out of 165 countries.
Tax Freedom Day has arrived later, on average, by one day per year.
The more economically free a country is, the less burdened it is by corruption.
Promotion ahead of learning is lost growth, both personally and collectively.
You might believe you are taxing just one thing, but the effects show up elsewhere.
Far from starting a “trade war,” he offers a way out.
A culture that recognises the importance of personal responsibility will recognise that freedom requires self-restraint, not license.
A big difference between a government’s treasury and its central bank is that there is no clear need for the central bank to exist.
No army of bureaucrats can match the revelatory power of a free people interacting with one another.
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