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AfriForum is clearly right about political interference in school sports
Of course, AfriForum has not objected to diversity in school rugby or any other sports teams.

Daily Investor: Khaya Lam (24 August 2026)
The FMF’s Khaya Lam Land Reform Project was featured in Daily Investor.

Resist the government`s gaslighting on the Expropriation Act
Expropriation is not the mechanism designated by law for the settlement of debts or the punishment of misconduct in relation to property.

The burqa does not liberate, and the state does not own women
The state has become the guardian of every Afghan woman’s body, and it is an abusive guardian.

SARS’s digital border bureaucracy – progress or pointless compliance?
From progress to paranoia: The new frontier of state intrusiveness.

SARS’s digital border bureaucracy – progress or pointless compliance?
This is added regulation aimed not at suspicious travellers but at the entire travelling public.

How to fix the City of Johannesburg’s financial crisis
By adopting fiscal discipline, tariff relief, and private sector solutions, the City of Johannesburg can escape its financial troubles and become a beacon of urban

Football matters
Football matters because it converts something as simple as a ball and an open field into opportunity, national pride and international influence

Democracy is alive and well, but liberty is on the skids
Notwithstanding the significant socio-economic challenges it continues to face, South Africa’s democracy…

Newsday: Khaya Lam (17 August 2026)
The FMF’s Khaya Lam Land Reform Project was featured in Newsday.

How Khaya Lam is advancing land reform
Their support is a reminder that meaningful land reform is not the exclusive preserve of the state.