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Cannabis-infused food ban: A blow to South Africa’s economy
The uncertainty created by these new regulations undermined South Africa’s economic stability.
16 April 2025
The uncertainty created by these new regulations undermined South Africa’s economic stability.
The idea that a state must perform every activity for its citizens has created fiscal holes in a lot of third-world governments.
Converting solely residential townships into mixed-use areas could stimulate economic activity and reduce compliance burdens for entrepreneurs.
Criminalising peaceful activities is unjust. This is the motivation behind the Free Market Foundation’s Section 12 Initiative.
Consumers are an afterthought in the consideration of mergers by the Competition Commission.
Engaging in trade – a business transaction – such as buying items from a shopkeeper, is a harmless activity.
Even though we do not yet know the reasoning of the Tribunal as to why it blocked the merger between these two parties, we can be sure that its reasoning is premised on a failure on the part of the parties to satisfy one of the myriad requirements in section 12 of the Competition Act.
The danger of austerity that does not result in lowering taxes is that citizens continue paying high taxes for fewer services.
Rather than adopting a state monopoly like the NHI, the current system of public and private healthcare should be enhanced.
Markets, defined as people trading voluntarily, create prosperity. Throughout the world, less state intervention leads to richer populations.
