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A banking risk arises from the Expropriation Act - IRR

Banks have always depended on the bedrock of property for extending capital while minimising risk – but now that bedrock is being legislated into quicksand.

ANTHEA JEFFERY: Procedural defects bar president’s assent to expropriation bill - Business Day

The expropriation bill of 2020 was passed by parliament in March and needs only President Cyril Ramaphosa’s assent to become law. However, under section 79 of ...

Cadre deployment: Not a bad name, a bad idea - Politicsweb

The recent ruling by the Gauteng High Court against the Democratic Alliance’s bid to have cadre deployment declared unconstitutional challenges us – including ...

End race quotas, embrace merit for real growth - Biznews

I was never one of those extraordinary kids who grew up deeply engaged in politics or current affairs, and if I passed Nomvula Mokonyane on the street, I would ...

Expropriation Act raises risk of destabilising financial institutions – IRR

In 2018, clearly intending to reassure investors and businesses, President Cyril Ramaphosa promised in the London Financial Times that expropriation without ...

Fauna / From Hangberg to Hong Kong: organised crime and abalone trafficking - Enact Observer

The illegal perlemoen trade is connecting South Africa’s poor coastal communities with diners in upmarket Hong Kong restaurants.

GNU cracks: Tensions rise between ANC and DA – Jonathan Katzenellenbogen - Biznews

The government of national unity (GNU) is heading for a breakup, although this is not about to happen soon.

How many potential jobs has SA lost over BEE? IRR asks government

This week, the Institute of Race Relations (IRR) will be writing to key state ministries to ask hard questions South Africans deserve real answers to. Beyond ...

IRR to warn Ramaphosa on constitutionality of Expropriation Bill

Weakening property rights will end any chance of South Africa becoming a prosperous society.

IRR welcomes World Bank call to relax BEE premiums

The World Bank report titled “Driving inclusive growth in South Africa” is a welcome addition to the body of expert advice in favour of reducing BEE premiums ...