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No one needs free markets as much as the poor

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South African entrepreneurs often complain about the lack of funding available to grow their businesses. One might assume that this is because poor people have

The people have no vision

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‘Where there is no vision, the people are unrestrained, but happy is he who keeps the law.’ – Proverbs 29:18 A vision of the future,

South Africans reject Zimbabwean paradise

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When the liberator of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, died in September 2019 in a Singaporean hospital, the event was followed by countless tributes from South Africans

What Africa can learn from China

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The story of China’s escape from poverty is remarkable, both for the outcomes achieved, and for the reforms that produced them. China’s achievements are generally

Racialism: The elite’s war against the poor

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When a policy fails, it is common for people to say it is not the policy itself that is to blame, only its implementation. This

Politicians are people, too – and that should scare you

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Government regulation is really just an appropriation of citizens’ rights. I can sum up the case for all government regulation in one sentence: Individuals act

EWC is a perversion of human nature

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Property is at the heart of free exchange and is the key driver of progress.   Each of us needs food, water and shelter to

Let my people go – How Africa can save herself*

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Africans are failing to trust individuals to take charge of their own destiny, entrusting it to governments instead. The people of Africa have been subjected

The threat of totalitarianism needs greater intelligence oversight

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The State Security Agency has violated the Constitution and threatened to become a state-within-a-state. The high-level review panel report into the State Security Agency (SSA)

The government is running out of our money

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A tax increase is proposed, how much will be raised is estimated, the target is missed and spending grows. The South African government keeps missing