Free SA Calls for transparent and inclusive engagement on Firearms Amendment Bill
Civil society organisation Free SA has submitted formal comments to the Ministry of Police, urging government to ensure that any amendments to the Firearms Control Act are preceded by transparent and inclusive consultation with all affected stakeholders. The submission follows growing concerns over the lack of formal engagement with groups such as lawful firearm owners, […]
Free SA rejects Polling Ombud proposal: A dangerous assault on transparency and democracy
Free SA is sounding the alarm on a deeply troubling development buried within the Draft Electoral Laws Amendment Bill: the proposed establishment of a Polling Ombud with sweeping powers to censor political information in the run-up to elections. This proposal represents a direct assault on South Africa’s democratic values of transparency, public participation, and freedom […]
Free SA Calls for Sunset Clause on BEE: “Empowerment Must Be Effective, Not Eternal”
Civil rights organisation Free SA is calling for a legislative sunset clause on Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE), arguing that South Africa’s current empowerment framework is outdated, constitutionally tenuous, and economically harmful. Free SA has launched a national campaign urging Parliament to review and time-limit all BEE-related legislation, ensuring any affirmative action measures are evidence-based, […]
Free SA calls on citizens to speak out in landmark inquiry into police corruption and political interference
The Foundation for Rights of Expression and Equality (Free SA) urges all South Africans to seize the rare and critical opportunity to participate in Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee inquiry into the damning allegations made by Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. Lt Gen Mkhwanazi’s testimony on 6 July 2025 laid bare a deeply troubling picture of political […]
Free SA rejects proposed BELA Regulations: Defends school autonomy and parental voice in education
Free SA strongly opposes the Department of Basic Education’s proposed BELA Regulations, which it says represent a “deeply undemocratic power grab” threatening parental rights and school autonomy. The draft regulations – ostensibly framed to standardise school governance – grant disproportionate powers to provincial Heads of Department (HoDs), enabling them to override school governing bodies (SGBs) […]
Free SA Rejects Government’s National Dialogue as a hollow exercise in control, not consultation
Free SA strongly rejects the so-called “National Dialogue” spearheaded by President Cyril Ramaphosa’s administration as a performative and exclusionary exercise. Despite its promises of unity, this project is neither national nor a dialogue, and has exposed and probably worsened the gaping divide between the state and its citizens. Instead of empowering South Africans, the National […]
Free SA Opposes Reserve Bank Amendment Bill: Nationalising the SARB will kill the economy
Free SA has made a formal submission to Parliament expressing its strong opposition to the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Amendment Bill [B 26—2018], warning that the proposed nationalisation of the central bank threatens the country’s economic stability, institutional independence, and international credibility. The Bill, introduced by MP Julius Malema, seeks to make the state […]
Voting Opens for Free SA Young Leaders Awards: Empowering South Africa’s Changemakers of Tomorrow
Free SA is proud to announce that public voting has officially opened for the inaugural Young Leaders Awards, a landmark initiative aimed at recognising and uplifting South Africa’s most inspiring young trailblazers. These awards honour exceptional young South Africans under the age of 35 who are making transformative contributions across five key areas: business, civil […]
