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Comments on the draft policy on the allocation and management of rights to operate fish processing establishments and the draft policy for the transfer of commercial fishing rights

2 December 2024 - In this submission to the Ministry of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment, the IRR recommends that all clauses that restate the ...

IRR Submission to the Treasury: On grants

25 November 2024 - In this submission to the National Treasury the IRR has recommends keeping existing social grants, without introducing new ones or expanding ...

The IRR's Blueprint for Growth 6: Generating Jobs and Skills for Prosperity and Growth

The IRR’s latest paper in the Blueprint for Growth series can help the GNU achieve its goals of economic growth and job creation. Rapid economic growth is the ...

Labour: Make Work Pay, Support Those in Need

'#WhatSACanBe: 100 days to get SA back on track' is a series of nine short papers each focusing on a key policy area. Taken together, these papers offer a ...

The IRR's Blueprint for Growth 3: Breaking the BEE Barrier to Growth

For two decades, supporters of Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) have insisted that race-based measures are needed to overcome the effects of apartheid – but ...

Submission to the Department of Water and Sanitation and the Minister of Water and Sanitation regarding the draft National Water Amendment Bill of 2023 and the Water Services Amendment Bill of 2023 Johannesburg 16th January 2024

16 January 2024 - The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) and the minister of water and sanitation (the minister) have invited interested persons to ...

FreeFACTS - September 2023

This edition of FreeFACTS looks at labour relations in South Africa, with a focus on strikes and wages.

Submission to the Standing Committee on Finance National Assembly, regarding the Public Procurement Bill of 2023 [B18-2023] Johannesburg, 11th September 2023

Sept 11, 2023 – In this submission to the Parliament’s Standing Committee on Finance on the Public Procurement Bill of 2023, the IRR argues that, rather than ...

1 June 2022 – More than 23 000 South Africans endorsed this Institute of Race Relations (IRR) petition urging President Cyril Ramaphosa to refer the Employment ...

Most South African Youth will not find work: What can be done to avoid a mounting disaster

19 May 2022 - This Special Report looks at structural youth unemployment in South Africa. It finds that most people aged 24 – 34 are not in employment, ...