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At Free SA, we empower South Africans to actively participate in shaping the policies that impact their lives. Through our public participation campaigns, we ensure your voice is heard where it matters most—in Parliament and beyond. Together, we can hold the government accountable and ensure that decisions reflect the will of the people.
In 2021, over 118 000 South Africans rejected the Firearms Control Amendment Bill, yet government is now quietly reviving the same flawed version through NEDLAC and the CSPS without transparency or genuine public consultation.
Taxing foreign pensions in South Africa threatens retirees’ dignity and security, undermines the country’s appeal as a retirement destination, and shows government’s reckless view of pensioners as revenue sources instead of pursuing fiscal discipline.
South Africans deserve transparent, fair, and effective firearm laws. Yet the firearms industry has been shut out of formal talks on amendments to the Firearms Control Act, ignoring thousands of public submissions and undermining democracy. Add your name to our submission to Parliament.
The Draft Electoral Laws Amendment Bill threatens free expression by giving a government-appointed Polling Ombud sweeping powers to control who may conduct and publish political polls, undermining transparency and public access to political information.
Free SA calls for a legislated sunset clause to ensure empowerment laws are fair, evidence-based, and focused on lifting people out of poverty rather than rewarding political insiders, urging South Africans to submit their comments by 30 November 2025 to help make the law more just and effective.
The BELA regulations threaten democratic school governance by giving officials sweeping powers to override communities on key issues like language and admissions. Make your voice heard through Free SA today.
Johannesburg’s collapsing water system demands urgent legal and financial protection, along with a high-level taskforce to repair infrastructure, safeguard funds, and restore reliable, accountable service for all residents.
South Africa’s new Employment Equity targets impose racial quotas on companies with over 50 employees, threatening equality, freedom of occupation, and merit-based opportunity. Support Free SA’s legal challenge against this racial engineering.
South Africa needs real economic transformation, not a R100 billion fund that favours race-based criteria and risks enriching only a connected few. True transformation means empowering all entrepreneurs with equal access to tools, funding, and opportunities. Let’s demand inclusive policies that grow the whole economy — not just a select segment.
Minister of Employment and Labour, Nomakhosazana Meth, has unlawfully imposed a 4.2% minimum wage increase without following the legal process. She ignored public participation, bypassed Parliament, and failed to release the required economic report—and now hundreds of thousands of jobs are at risk.
The Equitable Access to Land Bill explicitly seeks to redistribute land based on race. This Bill, combined with the recently signed Expropriation Act of 2025, will allow the government to seize private property without compensation, prioritising racial quotas over fairness, economic stability, and property rights.
The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment has released the Draft Article 6 Framework for public comment. This Framework is pivotal for South Africa’s implementation of the Paris Climate Agreement, outlining how international and domestic carbon markets can support our Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).
The Employment Equity Amendment Act, set to take effect on 1 January 2025, introduces sweeping changes to workplace regulations in South Africa, including government-mandated equity targets and compliance certificates for employers. While the Act aims to promote diversity and inclusion, it grants excessive power to the state, limiting businesses’ autonomy to determine their own hiring and operational strategies.
The tragic deaths of over 20 children due to pesticide-contaminated food demand urgent action. Despite existing health and safety regulations, government failures in enforcement and outdated legislation allowed this catastrophe to occur. Highly hazardous pesticides like Terbufos—banned in many neighbouring countries—remain accessible in South Africa, endangering lives, especially in vulnerable communities.
On 6 July 2025, Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi alleged systemic corruption involving top officials, prompting Parliament to establish an Ad Hoc Committee now inviting public submissions to help reform South Africa’s justice system.
Following explosive allegations of political interference in policing, President Ramaphosa has placed Police Minister Senzo Mchunu on leave and announced a judicial commission of inquiry. Do you still trust these inquiries to deliver justice, or is it time to arrest all implicated officials on suspicion of fraud and corruption?
Parliament is currently considering the Constitution Twenty-Second Amendment Bill, which proposes to abolish the office of Deputy Minister and introduce limited oversight of ministerial appointments. While these are steps in the right direction, they do not go far enough in addressing the deeper issues of executive bloat, inefficiency, and lack of accountability.
Parliament is considering the Insourcing Bill (B19-2025). If passed, every organ of state would be forced to bring in-house a long list of functions – from security and cleaning to IT, transport, auditing and even catering. The Bill obliges departments and municipalities to insource all of these services, with outsourcing allowed only in rare, tightly-controlled circumstances.
Government may let foreign ICT companies meet BEE targets through investments instead of ownership—opening the door for providers like Starlink. This could boost rural access but raises concerns about real empowerment. Submit your comment via Free SA to help shape the policy.
The government’s proposed amendments (such as the SARB Amendment Bill B26‑2018 and ANC’s push for nationalisation) aim to grant the state sweeping powers over the Reserve Bank—weakening its constitutionally mandated independence to control inflation and protect the rand. This campaign calls on South Africans to unite in defence of monetary stability and democratic oversight by opposing this overreach.
COGTA’s Draft White Paper on Local Government finally admits two decades of failure — but offers the wrong fixes. Instead of tackling financial mismanagement and corruption, it blames external issues like climate change. South Africans deserve real reform, not more distractions.
Following explosive allegations of political interference in policing, President Ramaphosa has placed Police Minister Senzo Mchunu on leave and announced a judicial commission of inquiry. Do you still trust these inquiries to deliver justice, or is it time to arrest all implicated officials on suspicion of fraud and corruption?
Parliament is currently considering the Constitution Twenty-Second Amendment Bill, which proposes to abolish the office of Deputy Minister and introduce limited oversight of ministerial appointments. While these are steps in the right direction, they do not go far enough in addressing the deeper issues of executive bloat, inefficiency, and lack of accountability.
Parliament is considering the Insourcing Bill (B19-2025). If passed, every organ of state would be forced to bring in-house a long list of functions – from security and cleaning to IT, transport, auditing and even catering. The Bill obliges departments and municipalities to insource all of these services, with outsourcing allowed only in rare, tightly-controlled circumstances.
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is on the brink of collapse—again. Years of financial mismanagement, political interference, and outdated funding models have left the public broadcaster unable to serve its mandate. It’s time for bold reform.
The South African government has released draft regulations for the National Health Insurance (NHI) Fund, inviting public comment. These regulations outline government control and funding but ignore the crippling costs, financial risks, and corruption potential of the NHI.
Free SA condemns the Department of Employment and Labour’s recently gazetted Employment Equity sectoral targets as a misguided and unconstitutional attempt at demographic engineering. This policy will undermine economic growth, damage merit-based advancement, and erode the foundational principle of non-racialism enshrined in the Constitution.
The Power to the People Amendment is a bold proposal to fix what’s failing in our democracy. It seeks to cut government waste by limiting the Cabinet, boost the economy by banning harmful state monopolies, and make communities safer by giving provinces control over policing. Your voice matters, and Parliament must listen.
The Chief Registrar of Deeds now requires Form LLL, forcing everyone in land transactions to disclose their race, gender, nationality, and citizenship—supposedly for stats and audits. But this echoes apartheid-era racial classification. We must not allow the state to revive racial categorisation, even in the name of land reform.
New firearm regulations could cripple private security by imposing vague, costly, and unconstitutional limits—without proper consultation. With security guards outnumbering SAPS 4 to 1, this threatens the safety of all South Africans.
In an unprecedented move, the South African government’s 2025 Budget Speech has been postponed to 12 March 2025 due to disagreements within the Government of National Unity (GNU) over a proposed increase in Value-Added Tax (VAT) from 15% to 17%.
SAPO has drained billions from taxpayers while failing to deliver on its universal service obligations. We must stop the endless bailouts and open the market to private competition. The public deserves better, and we need your voice to push for change.
South Africa’s local governments are vital to ensuring our communities’ unique needs are addressed. The Public Service Commission Bill (PSC Bill) threatens the autonomy and constitutional rights of municipalities, proposing to centralise power under the national government.
The South African government has introduced the Draft Interim Block Exemption for Tariffs Determination in the Healthcare Sector, 2025, aiming to regulate healthcare service tariffs and standardise medical codes.
The Department of Employment and Labour has introduced a draft Code of Good Practice on Dismissal under the Labour Relations Act, 1995. This initiative aims to refine and clarify the procedures surrounding employee dismissals, ensuring fairness and transparency in the workplace.
The South African government has enacted the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Act, which significantly increases governmental authority over school governing bodies, diminishing parental influence in critical educational decisions.
The National Treasury has released a discussion document proposing changes to the taxation of alcoholic beverages in South Africa.
The proposed National State Enterprises Bill (B1—2024) is a dangerous step toward even more unchecked state control over South Africa’s economy.
The General Laws (AML/CFT) Amendment Bill, 2024, aims to strengthen South Africa’s legal framework against money laundering and terrorism financing by amending laws like the Nonprofit Organisations Act, FIC Act, Companies Act, and Financial Sector Regulation Act.
The Employment Equity Amendment Act, set to take effect on 1 January 2025, introduces sweeping changes to workplace regulations in South Africa, including government-mandated equity targets and compliance certificates for employers.
The tragic deaths of over 20 children due to pesticide-contaminated food demand urgent action. Despite existing health and safety regulations, government failures in enforcement and outdated legislation allowed this catastrophe to occur.
The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment has released the Draft Article 6 Framework for public comment.
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