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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.

IRR: Will SA’s universities sacrifice excellence, and the futures of students, at the altar of apartheid-era racial quotas?

The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) will be writing to the vice-chancellors and principals of all 26 South African universities this week to ask if they ...

IRR: Will SA’s universities choose excellence – or settle for “good enough” – under race and sex quotas?

As part of its nationwide campaign to end government-imposed racial classification, the Institute of Race Relations (IRR) has written to the vice-chancellors ...

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 ...

Is BEE holding back South Africa’s growth? - Biznews

Comments made en passant – which is a pretentious way of saying ‘in passing’ or ‘as an aside’ – can sometimes be very revealing. This occurred to me while ...