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Labour
22 September 2023
Repeal unconstitutional causes of mass youth unemployment

Removing the causes of mass youth unemployment in SA would have multiple positive consequences for jobseekers.

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News
20 September 2023
South Africa declines in the economic freedom rankings once again

Weekly newsletter

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Economic freedom / Growth
19 September 2023
Economic Freedom of the World report reveals another drop in ranking for SA

Media release

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Economic freedom / Growth
18 September 2023
Julius Malema’s threats of force and the liberal order’s rules of the game

‘Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words shall never hurt me,’ is a crucially important lesson that all parents and educators must continue to teach children.

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News
15 September 2023
FMF Newsletter - ‘Cut Cabinet, shelve NHI’ – Treasury budget cuts are an opportunity, not a crisis

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Publication
15 September 2023
FMF launches Economic Freedom of the World annual report

Media Advisory

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Economic freedom / Growth
15 September 2023
Powering progress:​ The urgent need to reform South Africa’s electricity sector

The generation, transmission, and a large percentage of the distribution of electricity in SA is currently carried out by Eskom, which is a vertically integrated Public Enterprise.

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Economic freedom / Growth
13 September 2023
BRICS: Unmasking SA’s supposed ‘non-alignment’ and neutrality

Despite repeatedly claiming that South Africa is committed to non-alignment and neutrality, the government has consistently made it very clear that it wants to choose sides; something it really should not be doing.

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Economic freedom / Growth
12 September 2023
Weasel clause or protector of freedom? A new consideration of section 36 of the Constitution

Written constitutions are meant to limit government scope and power. Bills of rights are meant to safeguard individual freedom from government overreach. This is as true in South Africa as it is anywhere else.

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Consumer Rights
11 September 2023
State’s heavy-handed approach invalidates consumer choice

The Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa), the regulator of wireless communications, has ordered an innovative business that sought to sell Starlink equipment to South Africans despite there being no official launch in the country, to stop.

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Economic freedom / Growth
11 September 2023
‘Cut Cabinet, shelve NHI’ – Treasury budget cuts are an opportunity, not a crisis, says FMF

Media release

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Economic freedom / Growth
08 September 2023
The human factor

Margaret Thatcher once said: “There is no such thing as society.”

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