IRR challenges Gordhan to cut race-based red tape at Eskom
It is time for Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan to match his words about cutting red tape to get South Africa out of its
IRR launches Free Speech Union SA
Promoting free speech, criticising restrictions of it and, where possible, helping people whose freedom of speech and freedom of opinion are under attack are the
IRR welcomes ditching of lockdown rules … after 818 days
The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) has welcomed the restoration of civil liberties with the formal withdrawal of South Africa’s mask mandate, vaccine pass, and
IRR challenges government to lift remaining Covid-19 restrictions
South Africa should immediately lift mask-wearing, venue capacity limits, and vaccine passes, the last remaining Covid-19-related restrictions, says the Institute of Race Relations (IRR). In
‘Damaging’ amendments in education bill, IRR warns
The Basic Education Law Amendment (BELA) Bill will transfer even more power over education from parents to government, despite the state’s mass education failures, the
IRR sounds alarm at renewed support for using pensions to bail out Eskom
The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) has sounded the alarm at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s resuscitating the idea of using pension savings to bail out Eskom.
SA growth limited by ‘misguided policies’ – CRA
GDP growth in the first quarter of the year is ‘not necessarily an indication of a serious turnaround in the country’s fortunes’, and real growth
IRR challenges Nxesi: let us help you with pro-jobs policy
The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) has offered to help labour minister Thulas Nxesi analyse the policies at the root of South Africa’s unemployment crisis,
Government challenged on cost of defending Covid-19 regulations
The Department of Justice & Constitutional Development has been presented with a Promotion of Access to Information request by the Freedom Advocacy Network on just
Sugar-coating does not hide truth about GDP – IRR
The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) has cautioned that, however they are sugar-coated, Stats SA’s latest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures bring more bad news