

IRR welcomes shift in telecoms regulatory regime – but says more needed
- By Staff Writer
- . May 24, 2025
The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) yesterday welcomed the announcement that Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Solly Malatsi had directed the Independent Communications Authority

“Wasteful” cent coins are spent
- By Staff Writer
- . May 24, 2025
The United States Treasury Department has confirmed that the humble one-cent coin – the first version of which entered circulation in 1793 – is to

Sudan accused of using chemical weapons in current civil war
- By Staff Writer
- . May 24, 2025
The US has said it will impose new sanctions on Sudan after accusing the country of using chemical weapons in its ongoing civil war. The

Oval Office “provocation” highlights unignorable domestic priorities – IRR
- By Staff Writer
- . May 23, 2025
Now is the time for the ANC in the GNU “to decide what to make of the discomfiting attention of the Trump administration” and whether

Trump’s “shameful spectacle” could undermine US’s global interests – report
- By Staff Writer
- . May 23, 2025
Foreign leaders may become reluctant to accept invitations to Washington for fear of being humiliated, and this “could make it harder to cement ties with

Social media restricted in Tanzania after police hack
- By Staff Writer
- . May 23, 2025
X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter, has been restricted in Tanzania, after a number of accounts, including official government ones, were hacked.

Should staff be fired for refusing to self-classify by race, IRR asks consultants
- By Staff Writer
- . May 22, 2025
The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) is challenging ten employment equity consulting firms across South Africa to state publicly whether or not they will “advise

Inflation up slightly in April, but still low
- By Staff Writer
- . May 22, 2025
Consumer inflation was 2.8% in April, slightly above the rate recorded in March, but still below the target rate of the South African Reserve Bank

Kenyan activists deported from Tanzania
- By Staff Writer
- . May 22, 2025
A number of Kenyan activists have been deported from Tanzania, with the country’s president, Samia Suluhu Hassan, saying she will not tolerate “chaos”. This comes

ANC “out of step” with own supporters’ policy preferences – IRR poll
- By Staff Writer
- . May 21, 2025
ANC government policies are out of step with the preferences of notable majorities – 65% to 79% − of self-identified ANC supporters. This is one