News Focus: Rietspruit River bridge and fake transformation
Reports of school pupils in Emfuleni being compelled to find their own way across the stinking, polluted Rietspruit River because an unfinished bridge on which
Why should SA keep policy that has failed the poor, IRR asks
After 25 years of BEE policy, Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau “must explain why South Africa should persist with race-based laws that have
Make 17 June “No More Race Laws Day”, IRR urges
The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) has suggested that the government adopt its draft No More Race Laws Bill to “complete the work begun on
News Focus: Ramaphosa, BEE and SA mining’s collapse
Mining was once the mainstay of the South African economy, but has declined steadily under the burden of excessive regulation introduced by succeeding ANC administrations,
News Focus: Culture, Kennedy and Trump
US President Donald Trump’s self-aggrandisement campaign suffered a setback this week with District Judge Christopher Cooper’s order that his name be removed from the façade
News Focus: France’s Code Noir expunged
In a rare display of unanimity, France’s National Assembly voted 254-0 this week to repeal the “Code Noir,” or Black Code, a decree signed in
News Focus: Cuba in the crosshairs
“National security threat” is the phrase being used in the United States as a means of explaining or justifying the increasingly bellicose attention Washington is
News Focus: NATO and the US
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has brought home to European governments just how displeased President Donald Trump has been over NATO’s unwillingness to join
Concourt’s NHI ruling vindicates IRR warning on certificate-of-need provisions
The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) says the Constitutional Court judgment striking down the certificate-of-need provisions in the National Health Insurance (NHI) Act vindicates its
Polling on healthcare reveals desire for quality, choice – IRR
Just under 60% of respondents in a 2025 survey by the Institute of Race Relations (IRR) said they would opt for private healthcare if they