Support for Labour Reform Cuts Across Party Lines
Polling Correspondent
– March 16, 2026
2 min read
Public opinion data shows that eight in 10 South Africans want the government to deregulate the labour market to make it easier for people to find work.
Comment from The Common Sense: South Africans are not the rigidly dogmatic, business-hating fundamentalists that many left-wing actors wish them to be. They don’t feel the need for the state to protect them from employers. Quite the opposite is true, and they want the state to get out of the way so that more people can find work, learn skills, and earn their own income.
