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

Threat to property rights in SA flagged in US congressional hearing

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South African lawmakers who value democracy should heed the warning sounded in a US congressional hearing last week about the major risk expropriation without compensation

IEC ready for election but challenges remain – IRR

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The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) is ready for next year’s election but challenges remain. This was the message that emerged from a webinar

Procurement law sets SA up to fail

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Ultimately, every bid that goes straight for “value-for-money” with no other points is the most transformative way to spend R1 trillion, because it gets the

Unaffordable NHI will fail to meet SA’s health needs – IRR

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The Institute of Race Relations has pressed home its opposition to the National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme in a submission to MPs, warning that ‘with

Don’t miss ‘Freedom and Equality’ webinar tomorrow

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Freedom and equality, ideas that are central to modern politics, are the focal topics of a public webinar being hosted tomorrow by the University of

Community schemes must ‘join debate’ on moving beyond BEE’s failures – IRR

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Stakeholders in the sector must ‘voice their opinions’ on Minister of Human Settlements Mmamoloko Kubayi’s recent views on extending race-based policies to community schemes like

Mbeki’s acknowledging IRR analysis underscores SA’s ‘compelling moment’

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Former President Thabo Mbeki has told an academic gathering at the University of South Africa (UNISA) that a briefing last month to the Cato Institute

IRR’s plan for SA’s turnaround

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Measures aimed at ‘removing barriers to economic activity and devolving decision-making to the individual South Africans who have the most to gain or lose from

For the record: IRR responds to shoddy reporting on South Africa

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In the wake of the controversy occasioned by Julius Malema leading his supporters in a chant of ‘Kill the Boer’ and ‘Shoot to Kill’, South