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“Central planners don’t think in terms of the long-term consequences of their interventions,” warned Advocate Mark Oppenheimer in a recent discussion with the Free Market Foundation’s Head of Legal Policy Martin van Staden and Project Manager Chris Hattingh. Given the …
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Nigeria has closed its borders until January 2020, stifling the free flow of goods and people within the West African sub-region.
There is an assumption that Nigeria will automatically become prosperous by closing its borders to other markets, in furtherance …
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“You might forget the rugby, but never forget TANSTAAFL,” Leon Louw, Executive Director of the Free Market Foundation (FMF), reminded South Africans. “There Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free Lunch!”
The start of the 2019 Rugby World Cup (RWC) …
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Finance minister Tito Mboweni’s new economic strategy paper is a refreshing, much-needed breath of fresh air for an economy struggling for oxygen. The paper is replete with common sense proposals all aimed at achieving the economic growth South Africa desperately …
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South Africa’s new national government and nine new provincial executives have taken office following recent elections. They all have a huge job to do, and it cannot be business as usual.
The country is at a turning point following the …
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It is now almost three years since the Anglophone region of Cameroon started its secessionist campaign. The resulting unrest has torn Cameroon into two ethnic factions—a Francophone majority to the north and an Anglophone minority to the south—with over one …
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The enormity of disasters that accompanies the rainy season in Ghana is always heartbreaking. When it rains, the cost of damage to properties and infrastructures are often immeasurable. It is even more saddening that the concerned authorities in Ghana have …
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Last month, Google unveiled its newest project, Stadia, a game streaming service similar to video streaming on YouTube, which will allow the digital communications giant to capitalize on its cloud technology and a global …
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After former dictator, Omar Al-Bashir, was disgracefully thrown out of the office on April 11 after 30 years in power, Sudanese are not showing any signs of relaxing their demands for democracy. The military has since taken charge and declared …
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Earlier this month The Gambia became the 22nd African country to ratify the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Following Gambia’s ratification, the AfCFTA has now reached its twenty-two member threshold and the trade area will begin to be implemented …
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