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2023 Sir Antony Fisher Achievement Award – Temba A Nolutshungu
Temba Nolutshungu was awarded the Sir Antony Fisher Award by the Atlas Network on 20-21 November 2023.
What SA’s politicians can learn from the Springboks
Should SA capture the experience, capital, and thrift of its 1 million first generation citizens living abroad, I see parallel success in politics, business and
FMF 2023 submission on Public Interest Guidelines for Merger Control
Competition Commission Summary The Free Market Foundation is of the view that the draft Public Interest Guidelines for Merger Control undermines the constitutional imperative of
The Constitution is clear: Alan Winde can call a referendum in the Western Cape
The Cape independence movement is South Africa’s best catalyst for political decentralisation, which is in turn a necessary condition for secure liberty.
Newzroom Afrika: Zakhele Mthembu on labour regulation (14 November 2023)
Zakhele Mthembu appeared on Newzroom Afrika to discuss South Africa’s onerous labour regulations.
Labour Stats: ‘Implement a Job Seekers Exemption Certificate now’ – FMF
We need urgent action to get unemployed South Africans into the job market.
Engineering News: Nicholas Woode-Smith on BRICS (10 November 2023)
Nicholas Woode-Smith was featured in Engineering News on Friday, 10 November, on South Africa’s trade with BRICS partners.
Making time to make more in time
Thirty years of poor economic choices, horrific corruption and tolerated incompetence have left us with a government unable or unwilling to make the investments that
Why the ‘unequal bargaining power’ argument against free choice is problematic
As decent people we need to respect the dignity, agency, and responsibility of individuals, which must mean that we allow those individuals to falter, to
South African labour regulations are a violation of human rights and hampering employment
Onerous minimum conditions of employment, such as the compulsory minimum wage, or other regulatory conditions imposed on employers, all serve to consign women and young
Israel are falling into Hamas’s trap
Two million Palestinians are trapped in the Gaza strip. They have nowhere to go except hell. That is part of the Hamas plan.
Assume Hitler will govern: The most important (and ignored) principle of constitutional design
Even if you were a committed communist, or a card-carrying member of the Nazi Party, what would you put in a constitution if it was