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IEC tries to overrule Constitutional Court – IRR

7 September 2021 - Contrary to explicit direction from the Constitutional Court, the Electoral Commission (IEC) has said it will try to reopen candidate ...

Illusion of a benevolent dictatorship in South Africa? – BizNews

‘Benevolent dictatorship’ is not an easy egg to unscramble.

IRR #SaveTheVote project considers approaching ConCourt again

8 September 2021 - The Electoral Commission’s (IEC) attempt to reopen candidate nominations for this year’s national municipal elections is being opposed by ...

IRR approach SCA on Zuma parole case

25 July 2022 - The IRR’s legal team has applied to serve as a friend of the court, or amicus curiae, to the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in the Zuma medical ...

IRR calls on finance minister to unblock tenders by exempting bidders from racial criteria

28 February 2022 - In an extraordinary memo to “all organs of state”, National Treasury’s Director General Dondo Mogajane advised that “no new tenders be ...

IRR calls on NCOP to reject the Expropriation Bill and fulfil its role as upper house

The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) has called on the National Council of Provinces (NCOP), in particular its Select Committee on Transport, Public Service ...

IRR challenges IEC report on free and fair elections

23 July 2021 - The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) has written to the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to challenge the findings of its report on ...

IRR hands over follow-up letter to the Presidency on latest race law

This afternoon, the IRR handed over a follow-up letter to President Ramaphosa’s office in Tuynhuys in Cape Town, seeking clarity on his rationale for signing ...

IRR in Constitutional Court today to fight for the right to vote

20 August 2021 - Today, the Institute of Race Relations (IRR) will be appearing in the Constitutional Court to fight for the right of South Africans to vote.

IRR joins call for MPs to reject Electoral Amendment Bill

20 October 2022 - The Electoral Amendment Bill is fundamentally flawed and it is an open question whether it will even pass constitutional muster, given the ...