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FMF Launches ‘R1 Million Challenge’ To Promote Free Market
The Free Market Foundation (FMF) is in the process of raising funds for its various projects by way of the “R1 Million Challenge.” Unlike a government department which is plugged…
Disgrace: Senate GOP votes against a balanced budget
A budget has been put to the United States senate which would add $ trillion to their national debt. This despite the fact that Republicans now control the House of…
Thousands Of Learners Still Need A Place In Gauteng Schools
It's one day before the start of the 2017 school term in Gauteng, and close to 58 000 learners are yet to be placed in a school. According to News24…
Eskom threatens to cut power to non-paying municipalities
Parastatal and power monopoly, Eskom, has threatened non-paying municipalities with power cuts if debts are not paid. The power utility has given indebted municipalities until the 16th of January to…
Insider predicts dire changes for SA in 2017
On the 23rd of December, Alec Hogg of BizNews released an article publicising information from an insider on what they believe to be in store for South Africa come 2017.…
SCA Finds Racial Quotas ‘Unconstitutional and Irrational’
On Friday, 2 December 2016, the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein handed down one of the strongest judgements with regards to racial quotas. This case was in front of…
Democratic Alliance continues to fight decision to leave ICC
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has challenged the government’s decision to leave the International Criminal Court (ICC). The decision to withdraw will be challenged at the Constitutional Court, the party has…
Gambian dictator concedes historic 2016 election
President of The Gambia, Yahya Jammeh has lost the 2016 Gambian election after being in power for 22 years. Jammeh has ruled over the small West African state since overthrowing its…
President Sends Due Process-Violating Bill Back To Parliament
In what appears to be a lucid moment of good governance, President Jacob Zuma has returned the controversial Financial Intelligence Centre Amendment Bill to Parliament due to concerns about the…
Gareth Cliff Awarded “Honey Badger Award” by Classical Liberal Think Tank
The Johannesburg-based branch of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom, also known as the Freedom Foundation Africa, has bestowed its new Honey Badger Freedom Award upon South African media personality…