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The Expropriation Act’s miracle “benefits” debunked – Terence Corrigan - Biznews

"How can South Africans benefit from the Expropriation Act?” That’s the bold (implied) question on a graphic that came across my Facebook feed. With big white ...

Big business exodus signals economic storm for SA: Ivo Vegter - Biznews

When even big business calls it quits on South Africa, we have to accept that the economic outlook is poor.

SA must get onto a 7% growth track, and that demands boldness and innovative thinking - Daily Maverick

The nation’s GDP growth has barely crawled at an average of 1.2% annually since 2008. Concurrently, GDP per capita has regressed by about R3,000 over this ...

IRR publishes third ‘Blueprint for Growth’ paper, ‘Breaking the BEE barrier to growth’

The IRR has published the third paper in its Blueprint for Growth publication series, a comprehensive set of policy solutions that charts a viable path to ...

IRR warns of the economic costs of weaponising Competition Commission

The ANC government appears intent on weaponising the Competition Commission in a sustained campaign that is hostile to entrepreneurship, enterprise, and the ...

Letter: The IRR grounds all its work in classical liberalism - Sowetan

Vuso Shabalala gave some grudging attention to the Institute of Race Relations IRR in his column "Mbeki challenges us to examine reality through lens of ...

Webinar debate: Does the National Minimum Wage help or hinder job creation?

Is South Africa’s National Minimum Wage (NMW) the most harmful prohibition against unemployed work-seekers getting jobs in the world?

Proposed R100bn Transformation Fund unconstitutional − IRR

The R100bn Transformation Fund (the Fund) recently proposed by Parks Tau, minister of trade, industry and competition, to help finance black business is ...

Corruption and growth downgrades consequence of pro-poverty policies – IRR

South Africa's deteriorating ranking in a global corruption index and the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) stark downward revision of the country's economic ...

Accuracy vital in reporting on sensitive issues – IRR

The IRR has called on prominent media in South Africa, including Eyewitness News (EWN), The Sowetan, and SABC, to correct widespread misreporting of an alleged ...