Decriminalising sex work would boost cause of civil liberty
The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) has welcomed the proposal to decriminalise the buying and selling of sexual services through the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences
Simkins remembered as outstanding liberal
The Institute of Race Relations joins the South African liberal community in paying tribute to one of its outstanding members, economist and notable liberal thinker
27 bodies dumped in Zambia
Nearly 30 bodies were dumped next to a road in Zambia. Police reported that the bodies of 27 people had been found north of Lusaka,
Catcalling to be criminalised in UK
New measures to reduce street harassment in the UK will include the criminalisation of catcalling, as well as following a person or blocking their path.
IRR urges Acting Public Protector to release Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala answers
The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) has written to Acting Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka urging her to immediately release the answers that President Cyril Ramaphosa
Rebels kill over 100 civilians in DRC – report
A report from the UN reveals that over 100 civilians were killed by the M23 rebel group in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Economy surprises with better than expected growth
Latest figures from Stats SA show that the country’s economy grew by a higher rate than was expected in the third quarter. This also means
Indonesia’s moral, political suppression a ‘disaster’, say rights activists
Indonesia’s lurch to the right – MPs have approved a new criminal code that makes sex outside of marriage punishable by up to a year
‘Goblin mode’ word of the year
The word of the year for 2022 has been announced as ‘goblin mode’. This is according to the lexicographers who compile the Oxford dictionary. ‘Goblin
Ramaphosa leaves fate to NEC, prepares to challenge Phala Phala report
President Cyril Ramaphosa says his fate is in the hands of the ANC’s National Executive Committee (NEC), whose meeting today he was due to attend.