Free Marketeers

Chairman of the FMF Rule of Law Board of Advisors and a former judge of the Supreme Court of South Africa, Rex van Schalkwyk, delivers opening remarks at an FMF roundtable.

In this episode, Fred McMahon (Fraser Institute) joins Chris Hattingh to discuss the latest Economic Freedom of the World Report, South Africa's ranking, and steps necessary to increase South Africans' prosperity across the board.

In this episode, Gary Moore joins Chris Hattingh to discuss two pieces of proposed legislation in South Africa: The National Sport And Recreation Amendment Bill and the Economic Regulation of Transport Bill.

In this episode of the Free Marketeers, Alexander Hammond of the Institute of Economic Affairs (UK) joins Chris Hattingh. Alexander shares economic and health insights ahead of the UK's move into a second lockdown. They also discuss the upcoming US election, and what a continued Trump administration, or change to Biden, could entail for trade relations between the US and UK, and the US and Africa.

Dawie Roodt, Chief Economist at the Efficient Group, joins the FMF to discuss the 2020 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement presented by Finance Minister Tito Mboweni on 28 October.

In this episode of the Free Marketeers, Chris Hattingh hosts Pavlo Phitidis. They discuss Pavlo's new book, his insights into the SME environment in South Africa, and how to tackle a future filled with opportunities.

In this episode, Chris Hattingh hosts Jeffrey Tucker of the American Institute for Economic Research. They discuss various aspects lockdown (in SA, the USA, and other parts of the world) and touch on the prospects for liberty in a post-pandemic world.

In this special episode of the Free Marketeers, Professor Robert Vivian (University of the Witwatersrand) discusses aspects of the theory of competition, touching on the concept of 'monopoly' and the elusive search for utopian 'competitive' markets.

In this episode of the Free Marketeers, Mpiyakhe Dhlamini and Sindile Vabaza join Chris Hattingh to discuss President Ramaphosa's latest address, the protest by the restaurant industry, the latest GDP figures from the SA Reserve bank, and touch on the concept of independence.

In this episode of the Free Marketeers, Jacques Jonker and Martin van Staden join Chris Hattingh to discuss the recent evictions in Cape Town, the grave developments for freedom in Hong Kong, news of various challenges to lockdown regulations in SA, and finally on the latest Municipalities report from the Auditor General.