Ayanda Sakhile Zulu
Ayanda Sakhile Zulu holds a Bachelor's degree in Political Science from the University of Pretoria and is a Policy Officer at the Free Market Foundation.
Articles By This Author
How Khaya Lam is advancing land reform
Tenure reform is an important yet often underappreciated pillar of land reform in South Africa, where debates about land are overwhelmingly centred on myths that are used to justify depriving disfavoured communities of the right to private property.
Podcasting does not need specialised regulation
The podcasting sector will continue to grow as an increasingly important component of the evolving media landscape in South Africa, and this is a positive development. There must be a realisation that the current push for specialised regulation is problematic, and that true innovation and growth will come from allowing the sector to develop without undue interference.
The Tobacco Bill and the death of consumer choice
World Consumer Rights Day, which was marked recently on 15 March, was little cause for celebration in South Africa, where the direction of policy continues to raise serious concerns about growing restrictions on consumer choice across a number of fronts.
Yes, consumer choice matters in gambling policy
Aside from National Treasury’s proposed 20% national online gambling tax and a host of other measures that would destabilise the legal online gambling market and drive more users to offshore platforms, there are several other concerning proposals that have emerged amidst the gambling policy debate that bring consumer choice into question.
EU regulations stifling SA’s small farmers – and government isn’t helping
In 2022, South African citrus growers found themselves caught in a diplomatic ambush. The European Union (EU) quietly introduced new cold treatment protocols for citrus
A case against a state bank in South Africa
A survey conducted by Dear South Africa in April 2023 regarding the Postal Amendment Bill found that 94% of the participants did not support it.