Atlas Announces Winner of the 2010 Freda Utley Prize for Advancing Liberty
Atlas is pleased to announce that it has selected the Free Market Foundation of South Africa as the recipient of the 2010 Freda Utley Prize for Advancing Liberty. From the Press Release: FMF was established at a time when South Africa’s Prime Minister John Vorster was steadily increasing intervention in the economy in preparation for [...]
South Africa: The Fight against Unemployment
The Free Market Foundation of South Africa is recognized by the Templeton Freedom Awards 2009 for their book “Jobs for the Jobless” denouncing the high legal restrictions on job security that has led to massive unemployment.
Think Tank Report Says Zimbabwe Can Thrive Again
Nine African think tanks, concerned about conditions in Zimbabwe are the co-sponsors of the newly released report, Zimbabwe Papers: A Positive Agenda for Zimbabwean Renewal. The Zimbabwe Papers contain proposals for reform that, if implemented, would not only rapidly improve conditions for the long-suffering people of Zimbabwe, but also make them once again a thriving [...]
New Hope for South Africa?
South African general elections have been set for April 22nd. In this recent article, Marian Tupy of the Cato Institute and South African MP Tony Leon, suggest that the break-up of the African National Congress and the forthcoming general election could provide a unique opportunity for a realignment of forces in South African politics, The [...]
