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Economic freedom / Growth
15 September 2021
SA's exorbitant tax burden is grossly out of line with the rest of Africa

SA's exorbitant tax burden is grossly out of line with the rest of Africa

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15 September 2021
FMF Newsletter - 15 September 2021

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Economic freedom / Growth
14 September 2021
Media release: South Africa ranks 84th among 165 jurisdictions in Economic Freedom

In 2000, South Africa ranked 58th on the list of countries analysed. An important and revealing factor in South Africa’s decline in the rankings is that it has been overtaken by fifteen former communist countries and has seven African countries ahead of it on the economic freedom list.

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Economic freedom / Growth
13 September 2021
Economic freedom means opportunity to escape poverty

Many people seem to believe free markets victimise the vulnerable. This is curious on the surface since it is obviously false.

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Healthcare
09 September 2021
Eastern Cape health department woes make it the poster child for gross ineptitude

Various articles quote medical staff in the Eastern Cape as citing understaffing and a lack of budget as the eminent problems. But a comparative analysis of results from the province's neighbour, the Western Cape, indicates that this argument does not stack up to scrutiny.

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09 September 2021
FMF Newsletter - 9 September 2021

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Economic freedom / Growth
08 September 2021
What is the reasoning behind CompCom Burger King moves?

In an environment wherein our economy is in dire need of capital being injected into its veins, as well as job creation, which was guaranteed by ECP as its motivations for acquiring Grand Parade's stake.

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Labour
07 September 2021
Ideas Matter | Here's how South Africa can address the unemployment crisis

South Africa's unemployment crisis will not be solved by new grants, increased state dependence, and more redistributionist thinking.

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Financial sector
06 September 2021
South Africa: Is Inflation Here To Stay?

If we get more fiscal spending from the government getting deeper into debt, with the SARB monetising the debt through QE, inflation is most likely here to stay for a very long time. If government stimulus comes to an end, we could possibly see disinflation, or even worse, a deflationary bust.

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Economic freedom / Growth
06 September 2021
Media release: Free Market Foundation: Forced localisation will only add to unemployment crisis

South Africa ranked 42nd out of 86 countries on the Property Rights Alliance’s latest Trade Barrier Index.

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Consumer Rights
03 September 2021
Submission to the World Health Organisation on the Global Alcohol Action Plan 2022-2030

This submission is the FMF’s official comment on the first draft of the World Health Organisation (WHO)'s "global alcohol action plan 2022-2030 to strengthen implementation of the global strategy to reduce the harmful use of alcohol."

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01 September 2021
FMF Newsletter - 1 September 2021

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