The Free Market Foundation Rule of Law Project presents the Section 12 Initiative for a #SaferSouthAfrica
The Government of National Unity is operating on borrowed time, and must now choose liberty and accountability over continued failure.
The government should be more concerned with the thousands of missing police firearms.
The uncertainty created by these new regulations undermined South Africa’s economic stability.
Lawmakers would do well to do something they have yet to do – ask the public in 2025 “is this bill really a priority when South Africa faces so many other problems?”
Criminalising peaceful activities is unjust. This is the motivation behind the Free Market Foundation’s Section 12 Initiative.
Martin van Staden was featured in IOL on the phenomenon of vigilantism in response to violent crime.
Engaging in trade – a business transaction – such as buying items from a shopkeeper, is a harmless activity.
People who choose to stay in the city have increasingly fewer public spaces to turn to.
Martin van Staden was featured on Vuma FM on the proposed regulations on spaza shops.
It should be compulsory for any new legislation, regulations, or policies to be subjected to neutral and high-quality impact assessments.
