Opinion

Ramaphosa's world of thumbsucks, fantasies, and dreams

John Kane-Berman
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Jun 24, 2019
The SONA offered dreams and visions where hard policy choices should have been.
News
IRR to pressure firms to protect the safety of pensions
Staff Writer
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Jun 24, 2019
Staff Writer

What are the biggest pension funds doing to protect their clients from the threat that they'll become 'prescribed assets', asks the IRR.

Social engineering results in absurdity for lawyers
Staff Writer
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Jun 24, 2019
Staff Writer

The unintended, but logical consequence of over-regulated affirmative action leads to bizarre results in the legal profession.

NPA - worse than we thought
Staff Writer
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Jun 24, 2019
Staff Writer

The National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) wants to know why the anti-corruption task team has performed so poorly.

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Ramaphosa's world of thumbsucks, fantasies, and dreams

John Kane-Berman
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Jun 24, 2019
John Kane-Berman

The SONA offered dreams and visions where hard policy choices should have been.

Navigating the Challenges of Contemporary South Africa

Terence Corrigan
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Jun 23, 2019
Terence Corrigan

This article is the text of the speech given by Terence Corrigan, Project Manager at the IRR, to the Annual General Meeting of the IRR on 21 June 2019. It is quite a bit longer than our usual columns, but the insights and analyses of the real state of the nation are invaluable.

It's still about reading, writing and (a)rithmetic

Andrew Kenny
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Jun 23, 2019
Andrew Kenny

It doesn't matter whether it's the First Industrial Revolution or the Fourth, being properly taught the 3 Rs is crucial.

Marvel comics meets SONA

David Bullard
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Jun 23, 2019
David Bullard

SONA II proves that the more promises of change there are, the more things are likely to stay the same.

Roll up! Roll up! The circus is in town!

sara@irr.org.za
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Jun 22, 2019
Sara Gon

Many astute commentators will analyse the content of the State of the Nation Address (SONA) in the next few days. The event, however, reflects how much the African National Congress (ANC) patronises ordinary South Africans and how little it respects them. But more than that it shows that ‘the emperor has no clothes’.

Editor's Choice

Churchill and Marx (Groucho) are lit!

sara@irr.org.za
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Jun 18, 2019
Sara Gon

While the government is doing the opposite of what needs to be done, here are some masters of the pithy quote to lighten your day … and help to explain the madness.

Podcasts

The Daily Friend: Dr. Anthea Jeffery discusses her book 'People's War: New Light on the Struggle for South Africa'

kelebogile@irr.org.za
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Jun 03, 2019
Kelebogile Leepile

Sara Gon, editor-in-chief of the Daily Friend, is joined by Dr. Anthea Jeffery to discusses her book, which helps to explain why the ANC seems to have become the antithesis of what it was in the Struggle. 'People’s War' sheds light on the apparent paradox and why it isn't a paradox at all.

IRR TV

The Daily Friend Show (21/06/2019)| On State of the Nation Address and a lot that's not there

kelebogile@irr.org.za
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Jun 21, 2019
Kelebogile Leepile

Today we recap on the President's State of the Nation Address and discuss the meaning of the speech, or the the lack thereof.

The Daily Friend Show (19/06/2019) On Phumzile van Damme, land reform and the real state of South Africa's race relations

kelebogile@irr.org.za
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Jun 19, 2019
Kelebogile Leepile

Today we discuss the inadequately explained circumstances in which DA MP Phumzile van Damme allegedly punched a white person 'in self-defence'; Ambassador Zindzi Mandela's controversial tweets about white South Africans and what this says about her appreciation of her diplomatic functions; and the deficient arguments in a prominent New York Times article on land reform in South Africa.

The Daily Friend Show (14/06/2019) Hope Report: We need to unite the silent majority of citizens!

michael@irr.org.za
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Jun 14, 2019
Michael Morris

In this episode, we talk about the country's grim economic conditions, being among other things a major factor pushing South Africans of all races to emigrate. But we also talk about our new Hope Report - which confirms that most South Africans are moderate, respectful and sensible - and the IRR's Unite The Middle campaign.

Jerm

Honourable Van Damme

Jerm

You've Got To Hand It To Them

Jerm

Land Theft

Jerm

Head in the Sand

Jerm
Events
June 25 Tuesday

Jun 25, 2019 | Pestana Chelsea Bridge, 354 Queenstown Road, London, SW11 8AE

Come and listen to senior analyst David Ansara on what to expect in South Africa over the next decade, and Advocate Mark Oppenheimer on the threat of Expropriation without Compensation .

June 27 Thursday

Jun 27, 2019 | Exclusive Books, Gateway, Durban

Come listen to Anthea Jeffery, Ishamel Mkhabela discuss Anthea's new edition of "People's war"