South African Economy, and Appalling ANC Government Dr. Johan Reid Free Dems Chairman and Founder October 31, 2025 Professor Raymond Parsons of the North West University Business School writes that “a noteworthy strength of the SA economy has been its extraordinary resilience in coping with external and internal shocks. The remarkable capacity of the economy […]
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ANC Budget, Champagne and Tito the Cook Dr. Johan Reid Free Dems Chairman and Founder October 31, 2025 South Africa and the SA economy need -urgent quality job creation and massive capital investment by foreigners (major personal and corporate tax reductions will do it), -scrapping of all restrictive and race based labour laws, -a
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ANC Calamity, Numbers and Solutions Dr. Johan Reid Free Dems Chairman and Founder October 31, 2025 Sovereign debt of South Africa stands at R 3.85 trillion (R 3 850 000 000 000) or USD 230 billion (USD 230 000 000 000), most of it due to the flagrant graft of state capture and ongoing
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Funding of a Medical Aid for All Dr. Johan Reid Free Dems Chairman and Founder October 31, 2025 Every South African should have access to the best diagnostics and treatment that medical science can offer. It is a basic human right, denied to millions of South Africans. The way forward is to register every
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Museum for Career Politicians (Not for the Sullen/Dour/Humourless) Dr. Johan Reid Free Dems Chairman and Founder May 7, 2025 South African voters will before long dispatch the surfeit / annoyingly abundant numbers of useless career politicians to the museum. Tito will be the chief cook. All and sundry will be fat (sorry, the F word
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Bumbling ANC and Waiting For Godot Dr. Johan Reid Free Dems Chairman and Founder May 7, 2025 Irish writer Samuel Beckett first published “Waiting for Godot” as “En attendant Godot” in French in 1952. The review by Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica offers the following summary: “The tragicomedy features conversations between the 2 main characters, Vladimir
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Corrupt ANC and Milton Friedman Dr. Johan Reid Free Dems Chairman and Founder May 5, 2025 Milton Friedman, renowned economist and statistician and 1976 Nobel Laureate, was born in Brooklyn, New York on 31 July 1912, 108 years ago. Friedman, economic advisor to Reagan and Thatcher, extolled the virtues of a free market economy. He
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ANC Ineptitude by The Numbers Dr. Johan Reid Free Dems Chairman and Founder May 5, 2025 R 3.2 trillion. R 3 200 000 000 000 That is the sovereign debt of South Africa. Or USD 220 000 000 000. USD 220 billion. Drop in estimated Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of South Africa as a result
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The Local Rip-Off Dr. Johan Reid Free Dems Chairman and Founder May 5, 2025 In most towns and cities across South Africa the bottom has fallen out the property market. Commercial and residential properties stay on the market for longer, unable to sell despite historically low interest rates. Vacancies are at an all time high.
Think Healthcare Dr. Johan Reid Free Dems Chairman and Founder May 5, 2025 Every South African should have a medical aid, one comprehensive medical aid plan from birth to death, funded by existing taxes (VAT and sin taxes) and administered by a much reformed private medical aid industry. Hospitals and clinics should be operated and