Free SA Rejects Government’s Business Licensing Bill as a Threat to Economic Freedom, Local Autonomy and Job Creation
Free SA has launched a national campaign opposing the proposed Business Licensing Bill of 2025, which seeks to centralise and control who can do business in South Africa, how they may operate, and where they are allowed to trade. The civil rights organisation has called the Bill a dangerous move toward economic authoritarianism, warning that […]
Stop the Business Licensing Bill — Government wants to control the what, where and when of opening a business
South Africa’s entrepreneurs, small business owners, and informal traders already face mountains of red tape, rising costs, and collapsing local economies. Now, the proposed Business Licensing Bill, 2025 threatens to make things worse by tightening state control over who can do business, where they can trade, and how they must operate. At Free SA, we […]