
Should staff be fired for refusing to self-classify by race, IRR asks consultants
- By Staff Writer
- . May 22, 2025
The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) is challenging ten employment equity consulting firms across South Africa to state publicly whether or not they will “advise

ANC “out of step” with own supporters’ policy preferences – IRR poll
- By Staff Writer
- . May 21, 2025
ANC government policies are out of step with the preferences of notable majorities – 65% to 79% − of self-identified ANC supporters. This is one

What SA wants – IRR polling results
- By Staff Writer
- . May 20, 2025
South Africans “want policies and politics that unlock job creation, reward merit, hunt for every cent of value, safeguard what people own, and put real

IRR polling shows what voters think policy priorities should be
- By Staff Writer
- . May 19, 2025
New polling insights into what South Africans believe would be the most effective approaches to empowerment, economic growth, and service delivery will be released in

IRR to ask firms about costs of race, sex-based “equity” targets
- By Staff Writer
- . May 14, 2025
What are the costs to consumers of compliance with the race- and sex-based employment equity “targets” introduced last month? This is the question the Institute

Don’t miss this debate on property rights and expropriation law
- By Staff Writer
- . May 11, 2025
Makone Maja, Strategic Engagements Manager at the Institute of Race Relations, will be joining a webinar discussion today on “land rights after the Expropriation Act”,

IRR asks universities: will you appoint on merit, or by race, sex quotas?
- By Staff Writer
- . May 10, 2025
When the Employment Equity Amendment Act’s reporting period begins on 1 September, “will your university demonstrate that it appointed the best candidates available – or

IRR to ask SA universities to spell out where they stand on race
- By Staff Writer
- . May 8, 2025
Will South Africa’s universities “forcibly (classify) their staff by race”, should individuals decline to self-classify when the government’s newly gazetted Employment Equity Sectoral Numerical Targets

Tough choices needed to fix SA’s public service – IRR
- By Staff Writer
- . May 7, 2025
Until “hard, uncomfortable political decisions” are taken, South Africa’s public service “rather than being an agent for progress and development … will remain a hindrance”.

IRR joins webinar to defend property rights
- By Staff Writer
- . May 6, 2025
Executive Director of IRR Legal and Fellow at the Institute of Race Relations (IRR) Gabriel Crouse joined South African Human Rights Commissioner Philile Ntuli and