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FreeFACTS - December 2019

This edition of FreeFACTS looks at a number of indicators on South Africa and shows how the country has regressed on a number of metrics. Reform is vital if we ...

FreeFACTS - December 2020

28 January 2021 - This edition of FreeFACTS looks at South Africa’s rankings of various index which attempt to measure how free we are. South Africa does ...

FreeFACTS - December 2021

26 January 2022 - This edition of FreeFACTS looks at the assets of South Africans. It also reflects how South Africa’s economy continues to degrade, with clear ...

FreeFACTS - December 2022

Trade is an important way to grow an economy. In this edition of FreeFACTS it is argued that South Africa should focus on growing trade with the rest of the ...

FreeFACTS - December 2023

This edition looks at South Africa’s ranking on a number of indices and shows there’s a correlation between how well a country does on these indices and how ...

FreeFACTS - February 2019

8 March 2019 - This issue of Free Facts looks at a number of indicators which shows how South Africa deteriorated through the Zuma years. This edition shows ...

freeFACTS - February 2020

This edition of FreeFACTS looks at how South Africa’s demographics have changed in the past decades, with specific reference to issues such as the proportion ...

FreeFACTS - February 2021

9 March 2021 - This edition of FreeFACTS looks at the matric results for 2020 as well as a number of historical trends. Flagged are the very small number of ...

FreeFACTS - February 2022

16 April 2022 - The latest edition of FreeFACTS looks at unemployment. The figures make for sobering reader and show that unemployment in South Africa is ...

FreeFACTS - February 2023

This edition of FreeFACTS looks at the issue of inflation. Historical trends show that inflation is now relatively low, especially compared to the 1980s, but ...