“Golden opportunity” for meaningful electoral reform – IRR
South Africa has a golden opportunity to choose an electoral system that ensures that the country’s representatives in Parliament listen to the people who put
Commit to openness on “BEE premiums”, IRR urges Godongwana
The “official secrecy” about how much the government pays in so-called BEE premiums is a violation of the Constitution, which states that ‘both transparency and
Much common ground with SAHRC on need to tackle poverty – IRR
There was “much common ground” between the Institute of Race Relations (IRR) and the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) in their meeting this week,
Cut wasteful spending, tax and commit to no more SOE bailouts, IRR urges GNU
“Slashing waste and cutting taxes” is one way that the Government of National Unity could “restore trust between citizens and government”. So says Institute of
Apartheid-era race classification on agenda for IRR-SAHRC meeting
The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) and the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) were scheduled to meet today week to discuss South Africa’s “continued
UCT urged to stand up for freedom and reinstate lecture
The Free Speech Union of South Africa (FSU SA) has warned that free speech and academic freedom are once again at risk at the University
GNU should choose growth, jobs and ditch BEE – IRR
Ditching BEE to clear the way for a deal with satellite broadband service provider Starlink would give the government of national unity (GNU) the chance
Malema is right; we need a plan to tackle job creation – IRR
Measurable targets and goals are essential in providing “credible hope” to South Africa’s millions of jobless people, says the Institute of Race Relations (IRR). In
Chief Justice’s demeaning question underscores needless reliance on race – IRR
The demeaning question about his racial identity reportedly put by Chief Justice Mandisa Maya to Judge Phillip Coppin in his interview before the Judicial Service
Generating jobs and skills to meet GNU goals calls for urgent reforms – IRR
Dismantling labour-law barriers to jobs, scrapping the bureaucratic Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA) system, and rethinking the funding model for universities and technical colleges