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Tobacco Bill – are committee powers unconstitutional?
The Monitoring Committee’s envisaged functions relating to policy and enforcement are probably unconstitutional.
Make Johannesburg pay for failure
The culture of non-payment, coupled with weak collection, must be confronted if there is to be any hope of rescuing South African municipalities.
The ANC’s war on jobs
Unemployment is a vicious cycle that exacerbates all the major issues in this country.
The minimum wage harms the poor
A NMW takes away their ability to find their own way out of poverty.
The unacceptable risks of the safetyist religion
The transformation of safety from an important factor into a secular religion is visible all around us.
Free Market Foundation embarks on United States tour following announcement by US Secretary of State
17 September 2026 Blaai af vir Afrikaanse weergawe. The Free Market Foundation (FMF) is in the United States of America this month to inform American
Expropriation Act – why is the FMF challenging it?
It was against this backdrop that the FMF made its submissions to the Court, challenging the constitutionality of the Act on several grounds.
The myth of holding government accountable
But does that translate into accountability in any strict sense?
Tobacco Bill – can an uncosted law be justified?
The rise in the illicit cigarette trade in South Africa is the inevitable result of strict regulation, high taxes, and inadequate enforcement.
News24 makes the smear free and the evidence premium
The accusation is public; the evidence is private.
Let the country be run by professionals
The constitution does not require ministers to have any specific qualifications.
How to save South Africa’s cities
Voting for the right party matters, but total salvation cannot come via the voting booth.