Press Release: Qualified audits on the up for national government - 26th January 2012.
National departments bucked the trend and experienced an alarming increase in the proportion that received qualified audits, while municipal and provincial departments showed a decrease, according to the latest South Africa Survey, published this week by the South African Institute of Race Relations.
Race relations stable in post-Mandela South Africa - 6th December 2013.
The South African Institute of Race Relations wishes to express its sadness at the death of the former president, Nelson Mandela, and its condolences to Mrs. Graca Machel and other family members.
Press Release: More than five railway deaths for every mining death - 30th January 2012.
Railway accidents accounted for more than five times as many deaths as mining accidents over a two-year period, according to the latest South Africa Survey, published by the South African Institute of Race Relations in Johannesburg last week.
Press Release: 2012 Annual National Assessment - 12th December 2012.
The results of the 2012 Annual National Assessment (ANA) confirm that basic education in South Africa is in a dire state. However, without the disaggregated results broken down by school, district, and province to contextualise the assessments, the true extent of the problem cannot be adequately gauged.
Press Release: Rise in no-fee schools - 23rd July 2012.
The proportion of schools that do not charge school fees increased from 55% in 2008 to 60% two years later, an overall rise of 9%, according to the South African Institute of Race Relations.
Press Release: South Africa's road death to murder ratio a global anomaly - 6th February 2012.
South Africa is the only country in the world whose murder rate exceeds its road accident fatality rate, according to the South Africa Survey, released by the South African Institute of Race Relations last month.
Press Release: South Africa remains a net food exporter - 1st February 2012
South Africa is a net a food exporter, selling abroad 30% more agricultural goods than it imported in 2010, according to the latest South Africa Survey, published last week by the South African Institute of Race Relations in Johannesburg.
Press Release: South Africa way off its employment target - 23rd January 2012.
The rate of job creation will need to increase by nearly ten times if it is to meet the Government’s job creation targets, according to the latest South Africa Survey, published by the South African Institute of Race Relations this week.
Press Release: SAIRR: The Economist got it right - 19th October 2012.
The Institute is in broad agreement with a report and editorial in The Economist of 19 October 2012 that is critical of South Africa and questions the quality of leadership in the country.
Press Release: SA Development Index Records Third Successive Rise - 30th September 2011.
The third quarterly release of the South African Development Index (SADI) for 2011 showed that development trends in the country continued to improve.
Press Release: South Africa's attractiveness for mining plummets - 24th January 2012.
South Africa’s appeal for mining investment has declined dramatically since 2006, according to the latest South Africa Survey, published by the South African Institute of Race Relations in Johannesburg this week.
Press Release: South Africa's literacy levels lower than other emerging markets - 25th January 2012.
Despite spending more money on education, South Africa’s adult literacy level remains lower than those of various other emerging markets, according to the latest South Africa Survey, published by the South African Institute of Race Relations in Johannesburg this week.
Press Release: Sasolburg: Metsimaholo local municipality in numbers - 22nd January 2013.
Currently there are violent protests in the town of Sasolburg, situated in the Metsimaholo local municipality (Free State). The protests centre on plans to include Sasolburg in the neighboring Ngwathe local municipality and not in the current Metsimaholo local municipality. Information compiled by the South African Institute of Race Relations provides a profile of the Metsimaholo municipality.
Media Release: Complaints that the press ombudsman is ineffective are groundless. 22 September 2010
This week the South African Institute of Race Relations argued that claims that the press ombudsman is ineffective and/or biased against the African National Congress (ANC) and the Government are groundless.
Press Release: Social spending up and defence down - 16 March 2011.
Government spending on housing and social protection has increased more than any other kind since the African National Congress (ANC) came to power in 1994. Defence shows the biggest decrease, according to the South African Institute of Race Relations.
Press Release: Social worker shortage undermines effectiveness of social welfare legislation - 14th August 2012.
There is a shortage of social workers working in the government and non-profit sectors, according to the South African Institute of Race Relations.
Press Release: South African Development Index shows improvement - 2nd June 2011.
The second update of the South African Development Index was released today by the South African Institute of Race Relations and its Unit for Risk Analysis.
Press Release: Statement by the SAIRR on the South African crime statistics - 8th September 2011.
The South African Institute of Race Relations has said that the overall picture emerging from crime statistics released by the South African Police Service this morning is positive.
Press Release: South African health worse than BRIC countries despite more money - 2 February 2011.
South Africa's proportional health expenditure is the highest in comparison to the BRIC group of countries, but our health outcomes are generally worse, says the South African Institute of Race Relations.
Press Release: South Africa's Human Development Index on the rise - 25 January 2011.
After declining for over a decade, South Africa's Human Development Index (HDI) has started to rise again, says the South African Institute of Race Relations.
