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Radio Islam: Morné Malan on free trade (22 October 2024)
Morné Malan was featured on Radio Islam on the FMF’s new report in favour of free trade.
SAfm: Morné Malan on free trade (22 October 2024)
Morné Malan was featured on SAfm on the FMF’s new report in favour of free trade.
Post-100 day honeymoon, GNU must initiate dramatic overhaul of trade policy
Our recommendations to the GNU focus on eliminating restrictive tariffs, reducing unnecessary regulations, and opening financial markets.
Liberty First: Freedom to Trade Internationally
Low-hanging fruit for the GNU to implement as regards trade policy.
Citizenship and the apex court — why the delay?
Laws that permit a government official to decide, for example, what is in “the public interest” are anathema to the rule of law.
Solar might not be that green, but it got us out of the red
I expect a mix of energy solutions for us in the future, comprising coal-based, nuclear, gas and renewables. That is enough choice for consumers and
The benefit of losing
Losses discipline the bad entrepreneur for destroying wealth while profits reward the successful entrepreneur for increasing wealth.
Intelligence needed to solve rampant crime
“Visible policing” and the wildly popular idea that criminality is 100% linked to socio-economic factors led policymakers to downgrade the importance of detective-work.
Engineering News: David Ansara on economic freedom (16 October 2024)
David Ansara was featured in Engineering News on South Africa’s 2024 economic freedom ranking.
Politicsweb: David Ansara on economic freedom (16 October 2024)
David Ansara was featured in Politicsweb on South Africa’s 2024 economic freedom ranking.
Pretoria FM: Martin van Staden on crime (16 October 2024)
Martin van Staden was featured on Pretoria FM to discuss the ways in which the law itself makes South Africa unsafe.
South Africa ranks 81st among 165 jurisdictions in economic freedom
If the GNU is to succeed, South Africa requires a fundamental change in policy direction towards economic freedom.