Mpiyakhe Dhlamini
Mpiyakhe Dhlamini is the CEO of the African Free Trade and Defence Society. He is also a policy fellow at the IRR, worked as a Data Science Researcher for the Free Market Foundation, and been a columnist for Rapport, the IRR's Daily Friend, and the Free Market Foundation . He believes passionately that individual liberty is the only proven means to rescue countries from poverty.
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The people have no vision
‘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
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
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
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
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
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*
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
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
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
Government stealth tax to fund ailing Eskom
Officially, for the 2019/20 financial year, government will not be increasing income taxes. The only taxes set to increase are the indirect taxes. The only