A report by the UN released on 23 April argues that the coronavirus pandemic should not be used as a pretext for autocratic regimes to crack down on human rights and block the free flow of information, while UN Secretary
Mauritius is a small island nation located in the Indian Ocean. Like other countries, it faces drastic changes to its social and economic landscape with the appearance and spread of COVID-19.
An additional challenge for Mauritius is that it is …
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Take heed of the following wise words. Ignore them at your own peril:
“There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetuated under the shield of law and in the name of justice.” – Montesquieu, French philosopher
Civil liberties …
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For ten years, Cameroon has under its framework of the Cameroon Business Forum (CBF), undertaken several reforms to improve its business environment. The country aims to attract the local and foreign direct investment necessary for its economic growth, job creation, …
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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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Advocates of the lockdown ignore the most basic law of life, that benefits have costs, and that costs easily exceed benefits. People’s most “essential” need is income; the country’s most “essential” need is production. The government’s decision to extend the …
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The Green Revolution – the introduction of new higher-yielding seed varieties, increased use of fertiliser, irrigation and other mechanisation introduced since the 1960s – brought about a great increase in crop yields in some countries in the Global South. Hybridised …
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In evidence before a commission of inquiry investigating corruption, South Africans have been treated to shocking revelations about brazen looting of state coffers. Ín his new book, Anatomy of the ANC in Power: Insights from Port Elizabeth, 1990—2019, Mcebisi …
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Restrictions on individual liberty always and everywhere affect poorer people more than those who are well off. For example, when healthcare is nationalised, wealthier citizens and politicians can travel to other countries for their healthcare needs – poorer people cannot. …
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Street vendors and shack-dwellers might be the worst victims of the COVID-19 coronavirus lock-down. It is as if the poor do not exist. We have bourgeois measures, drafted by the bourgeoisie, for the bourgeoisie. The government seems to have ignored …
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