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Free SA: Decentralise Language Rights – Empower Provinces to Protect South Africa’s Linguistic Diversit

Free SA has expressed serious concern over the content of and the approach taken by the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture in its proposed amendments to the Use of Official Languages Act, which entrench top-down, centralised control over language policy, at the expense of South Africa’s vibrant and diverse linguistic heritage.

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Government’s Minimum Wage Policy Blocks Job Creation and Entrenches Poverty, Warns Free SA

The Foundation for Rights of Expression and Equality, Free SA, has issued a strong caution against the National Minimum Wage Commission’s proposed wage hike for 2026, calling it a “policy of exclusion” that risks deepening South Africa’s already catastrophic unemployment crisis. In its submission, authored by Free SA Director Paul Maritz, it argues that in a country with low productivity and fragile small businesses, raising the wage floor further is economically irresponsible and socially damaging.

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“This Is State-Backed Extortion”: Joe Emilio Exposes Tshwane’s R70,000 Municipal Billing Scandal in Latest NewsFlash Investigation

South African commentator and NewsFlash host Joe Emilio has released a new exposĂ© on what he calls a “municipal ransom scheme” after a Tshwane homeowner was hit with a sudden R70,000 municipal bill, despite the City ignoring him for four consecutive years.

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“South Africa Is in a State of Lawlessness”: Joe Emilio Releases Exclusive Footage of a Taxi Boss Assassination as Crime, Corruption and Land Grabs Escalate

South African commentator and NewsFlash host Joe Emilio has released exclusive, never-before-seen footage of a taxi boss assassination carried out in broad daylight on the R300, calling it “proof that South Africa is now living in the Wild West.” The video, sent anonymously to Emilio, shows masked men dressed as construction workers opening fire with what appears to be an automatic weapon, killing a 32-year-old taxi owner and injuring his security detail.

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B-BBEE Review is Too Little, Too Late – Free SA Calls for Full Repeal of Race-Based Empowerment Laws

Free SA has launched a national campaign calling for the full repeal of South Africa’s Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Act and related legislation, following government’s announcement that it will merely “review” the existing system. The campaign follows recent comments by Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau, signalling a review of race-based empowerment laws without a clear timeline or objective.

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