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Free SA Warns Against “Top-Down” Control in Proposed Development Regulations, Calls for Protection of Municipal Autonomy
Civil rights organisation Free SA has raised serious concerns about the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs’ proposed Amendment Regulations aimed …
National Partners Back Employer-Aligned ‘Give Back 100’ Campaign at Cornerstone Institute
Cornerstone Institute has officially secured seven founding partners for the first phase of its Give Back 100 campaign. This national bursary initiative …
Draft Broadband Policy a Step Forward, But Overregulation Risks Undermining Progress
Free SA has noted the publication of the Draft Policy Direction on Electronic Communications Network Deployment by the Department of Communications and …
Meet Mama Sli from Sodwana Bay: The Dive Instructor Redefining Access to the Ocean for African Storytellers
Before she was a master of the reefs, Silindile “Mama Sli” Mbuyazi was a young girl terrified of the ocean, certain she …
Budget Leaves South Africa’s Student Funding Gap Intact: Cornerstone Institute Urges Bolder Action
Despite welcome commitments to education, the failure to open funding to accredited private institutions means thousands of students will remain stranded, says …
ISFAP: No Change to Missing‑Middle Income Thresholds Is a Risk We Must Address
The student funding programme welcomes higher‑education commitments, but says leaving income caps untouched keeps too many capable students on the sidelines. Johannesburg, …
No Faith in False Solutions: SAFCEI Brings Faith-Rooted Alternatives to the 17th Alternative Mining Indaba
Cape Town – The Southern African Faith Communities’ Environment Institute (SAFCEI), together with the Environmental Justice Network (EJN), African Climate Alliance (ACA), …
ISFAP Welcomes Students as Universities Open, Reaffirming Support for the “Missing Middle” as Income Gaps Widen
Johannesburg, South Africa – As universities across South Africa open for the 2026 academic year this week, the Ikusasa Student Financial Aid …
Free SA Warns: Flawed Hate Speech Regulations Threaten Rights and Privacy, Over 400 South Africans Join Call to Stop Government Overreach
Free SA, the Foundation for Rights of Expression and Equality, has raised alarm over the draft regulations issued under the Prevention and …
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 …
20 Local Interns Graduate as New Generation of Globally Recognized Dive Professionals, in Sodwana Bay
Sodwana Bay, KZN, South Africa – 12 December 2025 – The eKhaya Centre, home to the NEWF (Nature, Environment & Wildlife Filmmakers) …
Golden Acre Precinct Redevelopment Begins and Neighbourgood is Announced as Official Partner: A New Chapter for Cape Town’s Historic Commuter Hub
The redevelopment of the Golden Acre Precinct, which sits at the centre of of Cape Town’s largest public transport interchange, has formally …
Cornerstone Institute Closes Second Round of Give Back 100 Applications, Confirms First Bursary Selections for 2026
Cape Town, South Africa: Tomorrow, 12 December 2025, marks the close of the second application window for the Give Back 100 Campaign …
Free SA Slams Power Grab in BELA Regulations Submission, Demands Reforms That Respect Community Voices
Free SA has submitted a formal submission in response to the Department of Basic Education opposing key aspects of the newly proposed …
Timbercity Red Hill Marathon 2026 Partners With MANZI Water ToImplement South Africa’s First Full-Route Water Refill-Only HydrationModel At An Established Road Marathon
Fish Hoek Athletics Club, organisers of the 48th Timbercity Red Hill Marathon, in partnership with MANZI Water, has announced a major milestone …
“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 exposé on what he calls a “municipal ransom scheme” after …
IRR investigates fake transformation holding SA’s companies hostage
The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) will this week be investigating the destructive effects of fake transformation policies like BEE, employment equity …
IRR to invite SACC to discuss “moral fraud” of fake transformation in light of Madlanga Commission, Tembisa Hospital revelations
The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) will be approaching the South African Council of Churches (SACC) to discuss the scale of the …
Could all 1,105 government entities expropriate property without paying for it, IRR asks Minister Macpherson
As the widely publicised Driefontein case heads to court-directed mediation, the Institute of Race Relations (IRR) is following up on its earlier …
IRR to advise Pres Xi Jinping and other G20 leaders to classify as “black” in line with SA law
The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) will this week be urging all G20 leaders and delegations to insist when they visit the …
Local filmmaker and Explorer Noel Kok hosts key event at National Geographic International Explorers Festival
Co-Founder of Nature Environment and Wildlife Filmmakers (NEWF) brings decades of experience to the first National Geographic International Explorers Festival to be …
Free SA Rejects Government’s Business Licensing Bill as a Threat to Economic Freedom, Local Autonomy and Job Creation
13 November 2025 Free SA has launched a national campaign opposing the proposed Business Licensing Bill of 2025, which seeks to centralise …
South Africans reject racial distractions, latest IRR polling shows
Johannesburg – A new nationally representative opinion survey by the Institute of Race Relations (IRR) has found a clear rebuke to political …
92% of South Africans reject race-based sports team selections in wholesale repudiation of long-standing government stance – IRR
A recent study by the Institute of Race Relations’ (IRR) has found that nearly all South Africans, from across all communities, want …
SA’s child malnutrition crisis exposes economic and moral failure – IRR
Johannesburg, 17 October 2025 – The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) warns that South Africa’s economic and moral crisis is laid bare …
Free SA rejects pension tax proposals: “Hands off our retirees!”
Immediate Release1 October 2025 The Foundation for Rights of Expression and Equality (Free SA) has launched a national campaign to oppose proposed …
Beacon Bay Retail Park Enterprise Development Programme builds skills, strengthens businesses, and changes lives
Press ReleaseImmediate Release22 September 2025 Beacon Bay Retail Park: Where Local Business is Getting a Real Boost In October 2024, Growthpoint Properties, …
Deputy President Paul Mashatile’s claims that BEE has been a ‘great success’ is indefensible, says IRR
IRR polling… found that most South Africans reject not only the claim of BEE success, but the underpinning principles of the policy …
Baby Savers SA and the Door of Hope will face the Dept of Social Development in the Pretoria High Court, in ongoing dispute
25 August 2025 Baby Savers SA, an organization dedicated to offering desperate mothers an option for safe relinquishment of unwanted babies as …
Krones Southern Africa and ISFAP partner to fund 29 deserving poor and missing middle students
30 July 2025 Johannesburg, South Africa – A strategic collaboration between Krones Southern Africa and the Ikusasa Student Financial Aid Programme Foundation …
Do South Africans still trust commissions of inquiry? Free SA calls for accountability, not empty spectacle
15 July 2025 Free SA has launched a bold public campaign asking the question many South Africans are quietly contemplating: Do we …
“Those who died in shipwrecks in the slave trade were still Africans, they did not reach the America’s to become African American… …
11 July 2025Johannesburg, South Africa – As concerns mount over the United States’ announcement of a 30% tariff on all South African …
Free SA Supports BELA Guidelines: Local accountability must triumph over centralised control
20 June 2025 The Foundation for Rights of Expression and Equality (Free SA) has welcomed the Department of Basic Education’s newly published …
18 June 2025 The Ikusasa Student Financial Aid Programme Foundation (ISFAP) wishes to commend the 1472 graduates who have obtained university degrees …
Youth Month 2025: ISFAP commends 1472 graduates for empowering themselves to make a contribution to society
18 June 2025 The Ikusasa Student Financial Aid Programme Foundation (ISFAP) wishes to commend the 1472 graduates who have obtained university degrees …
Youth Month 2025: NEWF expands youth employment through YES programme in partnership with Wild Impact
16 June 2025 Nature, Environment and Wildlife Filmmakers (NEWF) is proud to announce the onboarding of 38 local youth interns through its …
Free SA condemns proposed state takeover of SARB: Independence of central bank non-negotiable for democracy and economic stability
16 June 2025 Free SA has launched a national campaign opposing the South African Reserve Bank Amendment Bill (B26-2018), which threatens to …
Free SA Welcomes Department’s New BELA Guidelines as a Victory for Constitutional Education Governance
13 June 2025 Cape Town – Free SA today welcomes the Department of Basic Education’s newly issued Guidelines for the Implementation of …
On World Day for Assistive Technology, the Uhambo Foundation NPC, alongside its partners, is launching a drive to raise awareness around the …
MANZI Water joins hands in debuting South Africa’s first fully automated refill store, SKUBU
MANZI Water is proud to share news of its participation in the groundbreaking SKUBU Project, a first-of-its-kind refill store aimed at reshaping …
“The meeting was a necessary reset in tone and diplomacy, but unless it is followed by tangible policy reform and strategic engagement, …
Free SA Responds to (Lack of) Job Stats
13 May 2025 The Foundation for Rights of Expression and Equality (Free SA) expressed deep concern over the latest labour market figures …
7 May 2025 Free SA has drafted its proposed Power to the People Constitutional Amendment Bill which is to be submitted to …
Free SA’s Says There’s Very Little to Celebrate this Workers’ Day
“While politicians celebrate Workers’ Day with slogans, we at Free SA are asking a more serious question: where are the jobs?” Free …
ISFAP Celebrates Freedom Day: Empowering future leaders through education in high-demand occupations
25 April 2025 Sandton, South Africa – On this Freedom Day, the Ikusasa Student Financial Aid Programme (ISFAP) reaffirms its commitment to …
24 April 2025 As South Africa commemorates Freedom Day this Sunday, Free SA urges the public to reflect not only on the …
PSIRA Firearm Regulations: Free SA Submits 30 000 Objections to Draft Regulations Threatening Private Security
“This is not just about regulatory overreach—it’s about people’s lives,” Reuben Coetzer, Spokesperson of Free SA. The Foundation for Rights of Expression …
Earth Day: Property Point’s Greenpreneur lights the way in renewable energy, empowering local communities
‘We provide solutions that reduce emissions, and transition to cleaner energy sources.’ – Sicelo Mthombeni, Founder of Dumaliwe. Press ReleaseImmediate Release22 April …
NEWF Announces Total Prize Money of R1,020,000 for Next Chapter Live Pitch Winners and Takalani Mulaudzi Development Grant Recipient at #NEWF2025
Date: 17 April 2025Immediate Release Nature, Environment & Wildlife Filmmakers (NEWF) Story Labs is excited to announce a total prize money of …
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