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29 June 2022 - The Institute of Race Relations is proud to announce the formation of the Free Speech Union South Africa (FSU SA).

IRR warns of tax revolt in wake of budget speech 24 February 2021 - What the budget reveals is the extent to which the government is making South Africans pay through taxation for the consequences of corruption and expropriation policy. The tax-to-GDP ratio is now the highest in South Africa’s history and is causing considerable trauma across households struggling to afford goods and services ranging from their bond payments to their children’s school fees. Despite that burden the deficit i...

16 February 2021 - As the deadline for public comment on the Expropriation Bill rapidly approaches, the Institute of Race Relations (IRR) will this week be asking the country’s major banks and financial institutions whether or not they will be making submissions to Parliament to warn against the risks to their clients.

9 February 2021 - Tomorrow, Wednesday 10 February, at 09h00, the IRR will be hosting a livestreamed conversation with IRR Head of Policy Research, Dr Anthea Jeffery, on the Expropriation Bill, currently open for public comment until the end of February.

Stop this draconian measure – IRR 3 February 2021 - The government’s new Expropriation Bill is a draconian measure that must be stopped before it can be used to strip millions of South Africans of their homes and other assets without fair procedures or equitable compensation. The government’s new Expropriation Bill is a draconian measure that must be stopped before it can be used to strip millions of South Africans of their homes and other assets without fair procedures or equitable compe...

De Lille, de lies, & de property rights: SA must kill the Expropriation Bill before it kills property rights De Lille, de lies, & de property rights: SA must kill the Expropriation Bill before it kills property rights 2 February 2021 - South Africans only have until 10 February to oppose the ANCs Expropriation Bill, proposed legislation that will accelerate the destruction of the right of people to own their own homes and property. South Africans only have until 10 February to oppose ...

Eskom is in a death spiral – IRR 1 February 2021 - "Eskom wants South Africans with solar panels to pay more for electricity" – this is a cry for help from a power monopolist in a utility death spiral. "Eskom wants South Africans with solar panels to pay more for electricity" – this is a cry for help from a power monopolist in a utility death spiral. A utility such as Eskom enters into a death spiral when customers use less of its product. The utility then raises prices to recoup the reve...

Challenge to Eskom’s monopoly shows how South Africans can take control to fix government’s failures – IRR Challenge to Eskom’s monopoly shows how South Africans can take control to fix government’s failures – IRR 28 January 2021 - The recently stated intention of Stellenbosch Municipality to become South Africa’s first municipality to “not experience load-shedding” is a step in the right direction and shows how practical policies, such as the IRR’s Eskom Recovery ...

Press Release: Beware of placing transformation before job creation in tourism sector 26 January 2021 - Today President Ramaphosa will address the launch of Tourism Equity Fund, which was established by the Small Enterprise Finance Agency (Sefa) in partnership with the Department of Tourism ‘to drive transformation in the tourism sector’ via ‘a new financial support mechanism to stimulate investment and transformation in the tourism sector’. Today President Ramaphosa will address the la...