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The road to Hell is paved with good intentions (and, yes, so was the road to Apartheid)

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Had the entire country been forced to remain housebound in May 2019, during the general election, this would have regarded as an unequivocal act of

Dennis Davis (of all people) stands up for private property against militant socialism 

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There has been one constant in South African constitutional discourse since the 1980s: Professor Dennis Davis. He has outlived most of his sparring partners in

‘Who decides?’ A defence of liberal individualism

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Much of political philosophy can be traced back, in some form or another, to this simple question: ‘who decides?’ This is the question that Dr

Repealing the Hate Speech Bill: difficult, but necessary

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In a free country the government is not the parent of society. Instead, it is an institution that safeguards a framework for voluntary interaction, cooperation,

‘199’ is the 2024 election’s magic number: hit it, and everything changes

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South Africa finds itself in an economic malaise. In response, the African National Congress (ANC) government has adopted, and is in the process of adopting,

Why I am a liberal

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Today, I return to the Free Market Foundation – founded in 1975 – as its Head of Policy. Taking up the policy reins at South

Read between the lines to understand the pernicious Expropriation Bill

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In a well-meaning and thoughtful piece (‘Putting the Expropriation Bill into perspective – it’s not the ugly ogre some make it out to be’) Annelize

A defence of the High Court’s ‘foolish, dangerous judgment on load-shedding’ 

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Andrew Kenny writes that Judge Norman Davis of the Gauteng High Court issued ‘a foolish, dangerous judgment on load-shedding’ when the latter ordered government to

Liberalism is perfectly at home in SA

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In March, Yvonne Phyllis wrote a scathing attack on the classical liberal theory of private property from a clearly socialistic and racial nationalistic perspective in

It’s a fallacy to measure ‘fair share’ only by tax contribution

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It is not rare today to hear calls for the wealthy to ‘pay their fair share’ in the context of taxation. But is it appropriate