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Decentralise power, minimise problems
The virtue of decentralisation is that it spreads out problems, dilutes them and mitigates risk.
South Africa’s unemployment crisis: Youth, women, and constitutional rights at stake
The really shocking effect of labour law in SA is that it keeps so very many young people out of work and deeply despondent.
From pact to pillar: The Multi-Party Charter after the 2024 election
The MPC could represent a new pillar in South African society that unites around its charter of values, like the rule of law, federalism, an
Western Cape must claim autonomy by denouncing BEE, trading with the West
Refusing to enforce bad laws, equipping local bodies to solve local issues, and ignoring the whining of the ANC would go a long way to
The Star: Martin van Staden on criminal justice reform (20 March 2024)
Martin van Staden was featured on the Star on the necessity of deep criminal justice reform.
Scrap victimless statutory crimes from SA law books
When resources are expended on policing behaviour that harms no one, resources are diverted away from those crimes that actually have victims.
State of the Nation: Martin van Staden on criminal justice reform (19 March 2024)
Martin van Staden was featured on State of the Nation on the necessity of deep criminal justice reform.
The ANC’s dangerous dalliance with the NHI
It is abundantly clear that the resource argument that underpins the NHI policy is a hopeless fallacy.
Multi-Party Charter rejects Referendum Party: What it means
It seems likely that the MPC parties might also fear the consequences of truly committing to the federalism inherent in the South African Constitution.
The question of property rights in South Africa
Can you be considered a fully free person without the right to own private property? The answer is “no.”
Consumer Rights Day: Government goes after consumers when it should be targeting real criminals
Rather than being concerned with dictating the behaviour of consumers and small business owners in this way, one would think that the government would have
SA well on the road to overcriminalisation, new FMF index finds
The Free Market Foundation’s Section 12 Initiative today launched its Criminalisation Index.
