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News Focus: UCT and free speech
A recommendation that Advocate Mark Oppenheimer be expelled from the Council of the University of Cape Town for remarks made last year in an interview
News Focus: AgriSA’s firm endorsement of property rights “particularly welcome”
AgriSA’s “unequivocal endorsement of property rights as the foundation of South Africa’s agricultural economy” at its 2026 Congress this week “is particularly welcome given the
Will recipients of Ramaphosa’s land deal be real owners, or just tenants?
The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) says President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement of the release of state land into the hands of new farmers is to
Is your party of choice committed to value for money?
The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) approached the leaders of eight political parties – the ANC, DA, MK, EFF, IFP, Freedom Front Plus, ActionSA and
News Focus: limiting citizenship to loyalists would flout Constitution
The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) has condemned the proposal by Supra Mahumapelo, chairperson of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation, that legislation
MPs told of condition of DIRCO’s overseas properties, historic Australian climate-change case, and Middle East marks deadly 7 October attack
Almost a third of DIRCO’s properties overseas in “poor” condition, MPs told Thirty percent of the 174 state-owned properties in the more than R5bn overseas
SA slips further in global economic freedom ranking
Ongoing erosion of economic liberty in South Africa is reflected in its further decline from 83rd to 87th place out of 165 countries and territories
SA’s political killings rising, Wits researchers call for El Niño health emergency declaration, and Trump sets up AI task force
Highest election-year political attacks recorded in SA since 2000 – report Figures from the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime (GI-TOC) show at least 42
News Focus: growth SA’s “best jobs programme”
Economic growth “is the best jobs programme South Africa could have”, and until economic constraints holding growth back are removed, there is little hope of
News Focus: #PledgeToVote survey
More than 90% of respondents in the IRR’s 2026 #PledgeToVote Survey believe voting makes a difference, highlighting the value participants place on having a say