Come clean on NHI, IRR urges Discovery

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Discovery must come clean on where it stands on South Africa’s proposed National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme. This is the gist of a letter the

Ditch BEE for ‘pro-growth, non-racial policy alternatives’, IRR urges govt

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Only by engaging in ‘frank discussions with key stakeholders, such as the Institute of Race Relations (IRR), that have formulated pro-growth, non-racial policy alternatives’ will

Race regulation the real problem in export permit saga – IRR

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Confusion this week over the exact details of agricultural export permits for South Africa’s farming sector – prompting claims that criticism of the regulations was

Hate speech bill unconstitutional and unnecessary – FSU SA 

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South Africa’s Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill is both unconstitutional and unnecessary, and should be ditched.  So says the Free

Poor, rural LGBT people the most vulnerable – IRR report

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South Africa’s progressive constitutional framework still chiefly benefits members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community who are lucky enough to live middle

IRR warns of EWC risk to SA’s AGOA access

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South Africa’s Expropriation Bill – expected to be signed into law before the next election – ‘unambiguously violates “private property rights” in the universal sense

Bleak state of SA’s finances shows NHI to be ‘unfeasible’ – IRR

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The bleak state of South Africa’s public finances, grimly portrayed in Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS), shows why the government’s National

Seeking: Junior Graphic Designer

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Do you have an eye for design and detail? The IRR is seeking a creative and enthusiastic junior graphic designer to join its comms team.

ANC support for Hamas indefensible – IRR 

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Statements by the African National Congress and the South African government, both of which ‘were quick to side with Hamas’ after dozens of Hamas gunmen

EWC bill poses ‘enormous risks’ to SA, IRR warns NCOP

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South Africa needs a new expropriation law, but the present Expropriation Bill is unconstitutional, undermines property rights, and poses enormous risks to the country’s already