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
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,
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.