To all our supporters, members, friends, and the South African public, please take all necessary steps to remain safe and healthy in these very difficult times. The FMF has been hard at work researching the impact of the lockdown, especially the impact of regulations on poorer South Africans. To read all of the FMF's work on the COVID-19 lockdown thus far, click here.
The Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development held a public hearing on 18 August 2020, among other things, to discuss the Upgrading of the Land Tenure Rights Amendment (ULTRA) Bill. The Bill aims to address the unfair discrimination of women based on their gender.
Clause 1 of the Amendment Bill claims to change the automatic conversion of land tenure rights listed in Schedule 1 into ownership, to an application for conversion into ownership. In so doing, it vests the Minister with a discretion to either approve or reject such application.
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Thursday, 10 September 2020 e-Briefing INVITATION: Where does SA rank in 2020 Economic Freedom of the World report? – Leon Louw, CEO, Free Market Foundation @ 10h30-12h00 – To “attend”, simply click one of these links just before 10h30: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FMFSA/posts/3614752831892656 YouTube: https://youtu.be/Pey20y69RTo
Wednesday, 30 September 2020 PROBABLE launch of EWC second edition "Security of property rights in South Africa: a critical response to expropriation without compensation" @ FMF – more info to follow
Media release – New Chair and Deputy for the FMF – Lawrence Mavundla and Johanna McDowell FMF CEO Statement – On the declaration of the illegality of lockdown regulations
FMF interview on eNCA – Govt forcing people to ignore lockdown regulations – Chris Hattingh FMF interview on BizNews – Upacking Davis judgement which lays into NDZ's "irrational" lockdown regulations – Leon Louw, FMF CEO FMF articles – NHI will only 'plague' private sector with public health corruption – Chris Hattingh How the language of lockdown undermines the rule of law – Rex van Schalkwyk South Africa's political culture promotes government neglect – Mpiyakhe Dhlamini
FMF video, in partnership with Atlas Network – Khaya Lam – Upward Globility: Whose land is it anyway? | South Africa
Quarterly Review: April 2020 – June 2020 Media Digest & Cuttings August 2020 for all media coverage
Lockdown devastated livelihoods: the numbers are out Botswana's remarkable success is due to markets As world wavers on free trade, Africa is embracing it
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