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A population boom - but only in some provinces | FreeFACTS February 2025

In this edition the demographics of South Africa’s provinces are shown and it is clear that the various provinces are diverging in areas such as population ...

More to education advances than matric pass rate | FreeFACTS January 2025

This edition of FreeFACTS looks at the matric pass rate and while noting that it has shown significant improvement over the past few years, if one digs deeper ...

The IRR’s Blueprint for Growth 2: Cut VAT & BEE

This paper proposes that the government should unlock billions in growth potential by being transparent about the real costs of so-called BEE “premiums”, ...

Control of inflation one of SA's successes | FreeFACTS December 2024

This edition of FreeFACTS looks at South Africa’s inflation over the last few decades and argues that it is one of the country’s post-apartheid successes to ...

Low economic growth has real consequences | FreeFACTS - November 2024

This edition of FreeFACTS looks at South Africa’s low growth rates and argues that it has real human consequences.

SA must guard against provincial decoupling | FreeFACTS - October 2024

This edition of FreeFACTS looks at the differences in economic growth rates between provinces and warns against provincial decoupling.

Rapid changes in SA media landscape | FreeFACTS - September 2024

This edition of FreeFACTS looks at the South African media landscape. It notes the decline in print media but also shows that the South African press and ...

South Africa's economy needs a jumpstart | FreeFACTS - August 2024

This edition of FreeFACTS looks at South Africa’s recent economic performance. It notes that South Africa’s recent economic growth has been dismal and makes ...

Fix South Africa's cities to fix South Africa | FreeFACTS - July 2024

This edition of FreeFACTS focuses on South Africa’s cities and argues that to fix South Africa, you have to fix her cities.

South Africa's political earthquake | FreeFACTS - June 2024

This edition of FreeFACTS looks at the results of the May election and argues that while the ANC received a bloody nose, reports of its demise are still ...