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South Africa’s employment woes set to continue – IRR report
The changing structure of South Africa’s labour market means the country is unlikely to see any reduction in its high levels of unemployment. This is one of the key findings of the latest Fast Facts report published by the IRR.
A new approach to empowerment in mining
6 September 2017 - South Africa urgently needs a new approach to empowerment in mining, says the IRR in a report released today in its @Liberty policy bulletin.
Only 4 in 10 people of working age have a job
21 August 2017 - Less than half of South Africans of working age have a job. This is a finding of the 2017 South Africa Survey published by the IRR, based on Stats SA data.
The status of women in South Africa: A mixed bag of success and failure
08 August 2017 - Today, the South African Institute of Race Relations released its August Fast Facts Wathint’ Abafazi, wathint’ Imbokodo. The data reveals a mixed bag of success and failure.
215 DG and ministerial relationships since 2009 under Zuma administration
3 August 2017 - Today, the IRR released a report titled “Political musical chairs: Turnover in the national executive and administration since 2009”.
South Africa faces a crisis of fixed investment
6 July 2017 – Levels of fixed investment are falling far behind what is necessary to secure an economic recovery in South Africa. This is the main finding of report released by the IRR this morning.
Flashes of common sense bring out contradictions in the ANC's policy documents
3 July 2017 – IRR analysts released an assessment of nine new policy documents that were published by the African National Congress (ANC) ahead of its National Policy Conference currently underway.
#ANCPolicy17 #ANCNPC – IRR analysis and socio-economic data support
30 June 2017 – As the African National Congress (ANC) goes to its policy conference today a lot of attention will be focused on the extent to which living standards in South Africa have changed under ANC governance.
Murders of police officers have decreased over the past 20 years
28 June 2017 – The rate at which police officers are being murdered has fallen significantly over the past twenty years, according to the latest South Africa Survey, published by the South African Institute of Race Relations (IRR).
More South Africans receive grants than have jobs – a recipe for chaos and violence
21 June 2017 – There are more people receiving social grants in South Africa than there are people with jobs. This is the finding from the latest South Africa Survey published by the IRR last week.
Rape plague terrorises SA women, children – IRR report
13 June 2017 – More than 300 000 adult women reported being raped or sexually assaulted in South Africa over the past decade although the actual number is very much higher. This finding comes from the latest South Africa Survey published by the IRR last week.
Half a million South Africans murdered, children hard-hit – new IRR report
8 June 2017 – Almost 500 000 South Africans have been murdered since 1994. This is one finding from the 2017 South Africa Survey released by the IRR this week.
