
Return to “pro-growth consensus”, IRR urges Ramaphosa
- By Staff Writer
- . Feb 6, 2025
President Cyril Ramaphosa and all governing parties in the Government of National Unity (GNU) must “return to the pro-growth consensus that underpinned the coalition’s formation

Property rights central to constitutional democracy, says IRR
- By Staff Writer
- . Feb 6, 2025
Beyond the threat it poses to South Africa’s economic prospects, the renewed push for expropriation without compensation (EWC) “is a threat to the country’s future

Minister must correct public comment faux pas on draft minimum wage raise – IRR
- By Staff Writer
- . Feb 6, 2025
South Africans have been told that that the National Minimum Wage (NMW) will be hiked soon in line with new regulations issued by labour minister

Ramaphosa, Steenhuisen responses to Trump on EWC “a disservice” – IRR
- By Staff Writer
- . Feb 5, 2025
Both President Cyril Ramaphosa and John Steenhuisen have done the country a disservice in their responses to US President Donald Trump’s threat to investigate the

Don’t ignore negative attention expropriation law has earned, IRR warns
- By Staff Writer
- . Feb 4, 2025
Donald Trump’s statement about land confiscation in South Africa may have been factually incorrect and misleading, but the government “must not take lightly the negative

SA’s economic freedom threatened by expropriation law – IRR
- By Staff Writer
- . Feb 2, 2025
South Africans’ economic freedom and their right to strive for prosperity have been placed at risk by President Cyril Ramaphosa’s signing of the Expropriation Act,

IRR’s Mpumalanga field trip highlights water crisis
- By Staff Writer
- . Feb 1, 2025
The Mpumalanga communities of Bethal and Emzinoni have experienced grave deficiencies relating to their water supply, and deserve urgent relief, says the Institute of Race

Expropriation Act risks destabilising financial institutions, warns IRR
- By Staff Writer
- . Jan 31, 2025
South Africa’s multi-billion rand banking sector is at risk of being destabilised by the application of the newly signed Expropriation Act, “which is vague and

Pushing EWC agenda threatens SA’s trade – IRR
- By Staff Writer
- . Jan 30, 2025
Expropriation without compensation (EWC) and threats to property rights are “the sort of threat that will hit South African trade where it hurts”, warns Institute

Remove threats to property rights to get growth going – IRR
- By Staff Writer
- . Jan 30, 2025
Removing threats to property rights and overcoming the “scourge of crime” that threatens property are two essentials to improving South Africa’s investment climate, as a