Scrap race laws for SA’s sake, not Washington’s, IRR urges government
Whatever Washington’s concerns are, South Africa should ditch race laws and threats to property because they directly harm South Africans in every government-defined race group.
Striking down of Public Procurement Act “major victory for South Africans” – IRR Legal
The Constitutional Court’s striking down the Public Procurement Act (PPA) due to Parliament’s failure to facilitate public participation “is a major victory for South Africans,
News Focus: form should follow function in SA municipalities
Municipal powers, responsibilities and fiscal autonomy should be structured according to the circumstances and capacity of individual municipalities, says a new study from the Institute of Race Relations (IRR).
No growth without fixing municipal dysfunction – IRR
South Africa cannot achieve the economic growth it desperately needs while its cities and towns struggle to provide the infrastructure and services on which businesses
New IRR report on fixing local government released today
“Fixing South Africa’s Broken Municipalities” is the title of the webinar today at which the Institute of Race Relations (IRR) launched a new in-depth study
IRR cohosts webinar on fixing local government
“Fixing South Africa’s Broken Municipalities” is the title of a webinar next week at which the Institute of Race Relations (IRR) will be introducing a new in-depth study of local government.
Credible offer on economic opportunity, household security key to winning crucial women’s vote – IRR
A political party that “can make economic opportunity and household security part of the same credible offer will have found a route into one of the ANC’s most important remaining electoral advantages”.
Don’t miss this morning’s IRR webinar on November election polling insights
With South Africa entering an increasingly competitive political era, and the 4 November Local Government Elections little more than two months away, the political support of women voters is likely to prove decisive in determining the country’s political direction.
Failure to meet “progressive realisation” of property rights key to IRR’s approach to SAHRC
Accountability, efficient service delivery and secure property rights for all South Africans are the principles on which the Institute of Race Relations (IRR) has approached
SA’s housing, title deeds backlogs should be declared human rights violations – IRR
The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) says the scale of South Africa’s title deeds backlog and the slowing of government-subsidised housing provision has prompted it to approach the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) to have these failures declared human rights violations.