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 could afford it.
IRR’s blueprint for faster growth, more jobs, and rising living standards
“Concrete ways” to stimulate faster economic growth, generate jobs and lift living standards are the substance of an address this morning by Dr John Endres, CEO of the IRR, at the University of the Free State.
News Focus: Putin defiant
Vladimir Putin presided over the first, though scaled-back, Victory Day parade to be held since Russia’s war against Ukraine has outlasted the Soviet Union’s entire
News Focus: UK council elections reveal “fragmented” politics
Keir Starmer’s Labour party has been left shaken by local elections across the United Kingdom that have revealed a surge of support for Nigel Farage’s
News Focus: China deepens trade ties with Africa as politics shape access
China is rapidly expanding its economic footprint across Africa, using sweeping tariff cuts and growing trade partnerships, even as geopolitical tensions influence which countries benefit.
News Focus: White House claims Iran conflict has ended as Congress challenges war powers stance
The White House has declared that the recent conflict with Iran has effectively ended, even as a legal deadline requiring congressional authorisation for military action expired amid mounting political dispute.
Dealing with societal problems depends on “reformed, effective public service” – IRR
A reformed, effective public service, is a minimum condition for South Africa’s achieving the higher levels of economic growth on which dealing with its societal problems depends.
A professional public service is the foundation of economic growth – IRR
A reformed, effective public service, is a minimum condition for South Africa to achieve the accelerated levels of economic growth which are necessary to start dealing with the country’s societal problems.
News Focus: Coordinated militant attacks rock Mali
A wave of coordinated attacks across Mali has shaken the country’s military-led government, with explosions and sustained gunfire reported near a key military base and the capital’s international airport.
News Focus: Who is Puleng Dimpane?
Lieutenant-General Puleng Dimpane has been appointed acting national commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS) by President Cyril Ramaphosa, following the suspension of national commissioner Fannie Masemola amid a corruption investigation linked to a controversial police tender.