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IRR to President Ramaphosa: Stop playing games, stop the Blatant Elite Enrichment that is BEE

21 January 2021 - South Africans must conclude from President Ramaphosa’s remarks this week on BEE that the ANC government has learnt nothing from the ...

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 ...

IRR welcomes engagement with SAHRC on race classification

The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) looks forward to future engagements with the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) on the critical subject of ...

IRR welcomes GNU commitment to non-racism

The Institute of Race Relations is encouraged by recent statements from figures within the Government of National Unity, including President Cyril Ramaphosa, ...

IRR welcomes new procurement regulations, flags drafting error

8 November 2022 - The IRR welcomes the new procurement regulations recently published by Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana.

IRR welcomes proposal to scrap BEE

22 April 2022 - The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) welcomes the Democratic Alliance’s Private Members Bill to scrap BEE from government tender processes, ...

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 ...

IRR, Zondo and Harvard agree: Cut BEE to keep the lights on, ignite economic growth – Gabriel Crouse - Biznews

The last campaign I ran at the IRR was to scrap BEE at Eskom, particularly in procurement, in order to combat load-shedding. A new working paper from Harvard’s ...

IRR: GNU should consider ending racial classification

The Government of National Unity (GNU), once it has been constituted, should reconsider the utility of racial classifications in South Africa.

Is BEE coming to residential complexes?

The Institute of Race Relations notes comments by Minister for Human Settlements Mmamoloko Kubayi that obligatory empowerment demands for residential complexes ...