Join our calls for change

If you want to see a free, non-racial, and prosperous South Africa, we’re on your side.

If you believe that our country can overcome its challenges with the right policies and decisions, we’re on your side.

Over many years, we’ve proven our ability to campaign, mobilise, and exert public pressure to deliver results – to obstruct and defeat bad policies and to champion real solutions.

Join one of our campaigns to help us make a difference.

Campaigns

Taxes are too high
Karel
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Feb 06, 2024

The government thinks taxpayers’ money is theirs – it’s not

Stop new nationwide Race Quotas
Karel
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Jun 01, 2023

The revised Employment Equity Act allows the labour minister to set race quotas across the private sector, enforceable by multimillion rand fines. Sign below to help us fight this harmful law.

Stop the Expropriation Bill
Karel
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Feb 09, 2023

After his party failed to change the constitution, President Ramaphosa wants parliament to pass the Expropriation Bill, which would allow the government to take your property without compensation.

Previous campaigns

STOP Racism at Dis-Chem
Karel
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Oct 17, 2022

Dis-Chem has implemented a “moratorium” on hiring or promoting anyone that happens to be white. This, and the laws that are pushing it, must be stopped.

Free Your Face
Karel
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Feb 15, 2022

Government was forced to admit that Covid-19 is no longer a “Disaster” but still wants to mandate masks indefinitely. Sign up to stop forced masking.

Your child, your educational choice!
Karel
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Feb 15, 2022

This new education law will further centralise power in the hands of cadres and limit parents’ rights. South Africa needs child-centred education reform. Stop state control of schools!

Stop Mandatory Vaccinations
Karel
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Dec 10, 2021

On 6 December, President Ramaphosa confirmed that the National Coronavirus Command Council will consider vaccine mandates.

Stop the Job Tax
Karel
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Aug 25, 2021

In addition to other taxes, the government wants you to pay a new Job Tax of up to 12% on your earnings into a state fund. If you work, you will have to pay into the fund. Those that do not work will get a benefit from this state fund, paid for by employees and businesses. Given the high cost of living and record high tax rates how will you be able to afford this?

Stop Land Nationalization. Sign now, deadline 13 August.
Karel
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Jul 20, 2021

The new version of the 18th Constitutional Amendment attacking property rights calls for a renewed fightback. If we are to protect our property rights and SA’s economy, we must win this fight. #KillTheBill #StopEWC #PropertyRightsAreHumanRights

SaveTheEconomy: Help us pressure specific ministers and CEOs
Karel
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Jul 12, 2021

The IRR is seizing forward momentum to direct pressure where it counts in rands and cents, existing policies that cancel growth. Support our next step to challenges ministers and CEO’s to implement our proposals that will deliver economic growth.

#StopCitizenAbuse
Karel
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Feb 26, 2021

Families are paying more than half of their income to the state. Major new tax increases are also on the way with the biggest of these being EWC that will tax your business, income, and assets at 100%. Stop the abuse! Sign our tax petition below!

#PowerToThePeople!
Karel
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Jan 14, 2021

Eskom is failing and taking our economy with it. Drastic changes are urgently necessary to get #PowerToThePeople!

#MakeMyVoteCount
Karel
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Oct 30, 2020

Stand up today to protect democracy in South Africa! Fill in the form below to inform the President, the Minister of Home Affairs and Parliament that South Africans will protect democracy!

We can #SaveRuralSA
Karel
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Sep 02, 2020

We can make life in rural SA safer. We can secure property rights for rural SA. We can make life in rural SA better. We can #SaveRuralSA.

IRR to the IMF: for SA to grow, we need to #ChangeGear
Karel
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Jun 10, 2020

The South African government has recently approached the IMF for financial support, but we must make clear to the IMF that they should only provide support if the government gets rid of EWC, NHI, BEE, pension grabs, and policies that make the lives of all South Africans more difficult.

“Yes!” to Covid-19 tests, “No!” to pencil tests!
Karel
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Apr 09, 2020

It is unacceptable that President Ramaphosa could, on 15 March, call for national unity, urging South Africans to ‘act together’ to overcome the threat of the Covid-19 pandemic, only for the Minister of Tourism, Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubaneto, to insist on 7 April that race will be used as a basis to determine which South Africans receive government support.

#BeatCovid19: Save lives and livelihoods
Karel
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Mar 06, 2020

Support the IRR in putting pressure on the government to implement a 'trim down' rather than lockdown. Livelihoods AND lives need to be protected during this pandemic - support us in doing so and protecting lives and the economy.

Clarity from banks on bonded properties and EWC
Karel
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Jan 22, 2020

The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) has launched an open letter campaign, asking prominent South African banks to clarify for their clients the implications of expropriation without compensation (EWC) becoming government policy.

South Africa needs a dose of #CommonSense
Karel
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Oct 07, 2019

Despite what some politicians, activist-journalists, radio talk show hosts, and others would have you believe, South Africans actually have a lot in common and we all have a healthy dose of #CommonSense – common sense which the government could use.

South Africa - more united than you think
Karel
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Oct 26, 2018

Despite what some politicians, activist-journalists, radio talk show hosts, and others would have you believe, racism is not South Africa’s biggest problem. IRR research shows that the great majority of South Africans respect one another and want to work together to build a better country. But this is only possible if the moderate middle of South Africans stand united. Our research shows that 80% of South Africans share the same dreams, hopes, and expectations and are deeply invested in their fellow citizens' success. If you are one among that moderate majority then endorse our Unite the Middle campaign to help us stop race-based policy and race-baiting politicians and activists in order to emphasise the common ground that unites all South Africans and put our country firmly on the path to prosperity.

Hands off our pensions!
Karel
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Oct 26, 2018

The collective amount that South Africans have saved up for their pensions is big. About 16 million South Africans are members of retirement funds (with about 11 million still working and saving, the remainder having already retired). At the end of 2016, the total value of South African retirement funds was R4-trillion. This is nearly equivalent to the total size of South Africa’s economy (which is R4.4 trillion). In addition, this pot of retirement savings is the biggest in Africa, and one of the biggest in the world.

Endorse the IRR’s Community Safety Charter
Karel
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Oct 26, 2018

Crime in South Africa has reached epidemic levels. Nearly 60 people are murdered every day, and rates of sexual violence are even higher. At the same time crime against vulnerable groups, like women, farmers, and foreign nationals looks to be on the increase.

Giving power back to parents
Karel
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May 17, 2018

The charter below sets out our vision for how parents should take back control of South Africa's schools. If you share that vision you are one of thousands of South Africans who want to take back control from the state and ensure a better future for our country's children. Make sure your voice is heard by endorsing the charter and we will make sure your endorsement is heard by South Africa's political leaders.