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Economic freedom / Growth
23 September 2022
Nonsense rules

The Unlawful Entry on (sic) Premises Bill, 2022, recently published in the Government Gazette, ignores the common law, common sense and common decency.

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Economic freedom / Growth
22 September 2022
The Shishini Plan

Motivation South Africa has more problems than you can throw a stick at. To solve these problems we have more plans, commissions and committees than you could spit on.

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Economic freedom / Growth
21 September 2022
The tax burden of the high earner

The overall general government (not central government) revenue burden of the country is about 38% of GDP. Higher earners pay a higher proportion of their earnings in tax – after all tax systems in all countries are progressive.

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News
21 September 2022
FMF Newsletter - 21 September 2022

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Economic freedom / Growth
20 September 2022
The benefit of economic freedom transcends cultures

The benefit of economic freedom transcends cultures. This is not to suggest that the culture of a region is not important to economic outcomes.

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Energy
19 September 2022
A feasible South African policy solution to the crisis of electricity generation

The electricity crisis in South Africa is self-inflicted. This has become clear from the many costly disruptions in electricity supply over too long a period. There is something fundamentally amiss with government policy in this area.

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Labour
16 September 2022
The unemployed are deprived of their constitutional rights

A country that has almost 50% of its potential workforce either unemployed or described as “discouraged workers” has a serious problem.

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Land Reform
15 September 2022
Media release: FMF objects to proposed Unlawful Entering on Premises Bill

The Free Market Foundation (FMF) has lodged objections to the proposed Unlawful Entering on Premises Bill, 2022, in response to the invitation to comment that was gazetted by the Department of Justice.

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Economic freedom / Growth
15 September 2022
Competition and cooperation

Markets are competitive – it’s a mantra that we hear often, and I’m certainly not disputing it, at least when we are speaking of depoliticised markets.

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Economic freedom / Growth
14 September 2022
The Zulu Kingdom should develop customary law to keep the peace

On the 20th of August 2022, the Zulu Kingdom held a ceremony to introduce their new King to his ancestors. This ceremony, colloquially known as the entering of the kraal (‘ukungena esibayeni’ in IsiZulu) saw the King entering the kraal at the KwaKhangelamankengane (look after the children) royal palace to perform sacred rituals, after a lion hunt the previous night.

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News
14 September 2022
FMF Newsletter - 14 September 2022

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Healthcare
13 September 2022
Brokers in the medical schemes market

Brokers are a feature of the medical schemes market and subject to extensive regulation in terms of the Medical Schemes Act, its regulations, and circulars issued by the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS).

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