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Jobs summit must address ‘job-destroying’ EWC and minimum wage laws
4 October 2018 - As the government and other stakeholders sit down to address the employment crisis in South Africa, the job-destroying effects of the current expropriation debate need to feature. Job creation requires economic growth but growth requires investment
SA needs an alternative to the State-run schooling that is stunting our children’s future
22 May 2018 – This first edition of FreeFACTS, ‘Parents, not politicians, must run South Africa’s schools’ exposes the extent to which the State-run school system is stunting the development of South Africa’s children, especially black pupils, and argues for stronger parental and community control over schools .
Education Charter launched to endorse greater parental involvement in our failing schools
21 May 2018 - The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) today launches an Education Charter to give South Africans the opportunity to endorse greater parental involvement in schools as a first step to rescuing the education system from the grave crisis it is in.
Infant mortality rate at its lowest in almost two decades
16 May 2018 – South Africa’s infant mortality rate is at its lowest in almost two decades, having fallen by 32% between 2002 and 2017, according to data in the IRR’s latest South Africa Survey.
How Julius Malema destroyed the NPA’s case against Jacob Zuma in 365 days
10 May 2018 – The latest report from the IRR, ‘Year One: How Julius Malema destroyed the NPA’s case against Jacob Zuma in 365 days’ examines the primary role played by the then ANC Youth League leader in the destruction of the National Prosecuting Authority’s original case against former President Zuma.
Mining and the environment - SA needs new, more balanced approach
25 April 2018 – South Africa must revise its many and complex environmental regulations if it is to attain effective environmental protection, together with a thriving mining sector capable of boosting economic and social progress, according to the IRR’s latest @Liberty report.
Expropriation without Compensation puts investment envoys in impossible position
17 April 2018 - President Cyril Ramaphosa’s welcome initiative to dispatch a team of respected envoys to promote investment in South Africa stands to face constant frustration in light of the government’s plans to institute a policy of expropriation without compensation.
Residents of Gauteng metros least reliant on grants
16 April 2018 - Households in Gauteng’s three metropolitan areas rely less on social grants than those in the five metropolitan areas located in other provinces, according to data in the 2018 South Africa Survey.
Northern Cape records fastest-growing monthly rental rates
10 April 2018 - The Northern Cape’s average residential rental prices grew the fastest compared to other provinces between 2010 and 2016, according to data published in the 2018 South Africa Survey
Rethinking urban mobility to provide real choices and resources for all
06 April 2018 - Effective planning in South Africa’s metros must incorporate the everyday and often-changing needs, desires and decisions of ordinary people, according to the latest research report from the IRR, Rethinking Mobility – Spatial Planning that enables transportation and technology in South African Metros.
South Africa’s bloated and costly public service – a huge political and economic problem
04 April 2018 – The latest edition of Fast Facts, ‘The Public Sector Wage Bill: Slaying the Dragon’, from the Centre for Risk Analysis at the IRR, examines the costly political and economic ramifications of South Africa’s ballooning public service.
SA’s corruption perception worsens
29 March 2018 - South Africa’s ranking on the Corruption Perceptions Index dropped from 21 to 64 between 1995 and 2016, according to data in the 2018 edition of the IRR’s South Africa Survey
