South African Institute of Race Relations

South African Institute of Race Relations Classically liberal think tank promoting economic and political freedom since 1929.
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The IRR is a classically liberal think-tank that promotes political and economic freedom. It was instrumental in defeating apartheid by exposing inhumanity and economic irrationality while simultaneously drip-feeding support for fundamental principles of freedom and democracy into the bloodstream of the country. Today the IRR promotes the investment and economic growth necessary to free South Afri

ca's people from dependency, poverty, inequality, and unemployment and put them on the road to prosperity.

BEE in mining didn't lift the poor. It created an elite and called it “transformation”. The workers who dig the ore are ...
20/06/2026

BEE in mining didn't lift the poor. It created an elite and called it “transformation”.

The workers who dig the ore are still waiting. Someone got rich. It wasn't them.

SA has the mines, the minerals, and the people. Support the and put them to work: irr.org.za/whatsacanbe/fairness-growth-and-jobs-in-mining


Public officials, including President Cyril Ramaphosa himself, insist that South Africans must tolerate this in the name...
19/06/2026

Public officials, including President Cyril Ramaphosa himself, insist that South Africans must tolerate this in the name of ‘transformation’ – proof of the extent to which politicians are removed from the reality experienced by millions of South Africans that BEE has not only never reached but only worsened. That is fake transformation, argues IRR Strategic Engagements Manager Makone Maja.

Read more: https://irr.org.za/media/unfinished-bridge-shows-how-south-africans-suffer-for-fake-transformation

SA cannot attract investment if it flirts with disaster.The Growth and Employment in Mining Bill will make investors fal...
19/06/2026

SA cannot attract investment if it flirts with disaster.

The Growth and Employment in Mining Bill will make investors fall in love with South Africa, building skills and creating jobs for a happily ever after.

Share this if you agree, and sign the petition: https://irr.org.za/whatsacanbe/fairness-growth-and-jobs-in-mining

Two decades of mining charter promises. Employment down. Investment down. The Growth and Employment in Mining Bill unlo...
19/06/2026

Two decades of mining charter promises. Employment down. Investment down.

The Growth and Employment in Mining Bill unlocks growth, jobs, and investment.

SA has the mines, the minerals, and the people. Support the and put them to work: irr.org.za/whatsacanbe/fairness-growth-and-jobs-in-mining

South Africa's mining sector has been losing ground for two decades. Not because the ore ran out. Because the rules drov...
19/06/2026

South Africa's mining sector has been losing ground for two decades.

Not because the ore ran out. Because the rules drove the money out.

Discretionary licences. Shifting ownership targets. A minister with the power to say no for no clear reason.

Register for the webinar: https://streamyard.com/watch/Q3vnweZtFZPK

2% of South Africans named racism as a top concern; 4% named BEE. Jobs, corruption, and crime dominated the list.The peo...
19/06/2026

2% of South Africans named racism as a top concern; 4% named BEE.

Jobs, corruption, and crime dominated the list.

The people have been clear. The policy needs to follow.

To help make SA a winning country, join Team ! 👉 https://irr.org.za/whatsacanbe/join-team-whatsacanbe

South Africa didn't lose its mining industry. It got GWEDE'd out of it. The Growth and Employment in Mining Bill is the ...
19/06/2026

South Africa didn't lose its mining industry. It got GWEDE'd out of it.

The Growth and Employment in Mining Bill is the way back.

SA has the mines, the minerals, and the people. Support the and put them to work: irr.org.za/whatsacanbe/fairness-growth-and-jobs-in-mining

Growth comes from investment, from businesses willing to hire, from entrepreneurs who can access capital and operate wit...
19/06/2026

Growth comes from investment, from businesses willing to hire, from entrepreneurs who can access capital and operate without punishing compliance costs.

To help make SA a winning country, join Team ! 👉 https://irr.org.za/whatsacanbe/join-team-whatsacanbe

Global mining investment goes where the rules are clear and the government gets out of the way. South Africa used to com...
18/06/2026

Global mining investment goes where the rules are clear and the government gets out of the way.

South Africa used to compete for that investment. Now South Africa is barely worth investors’ time.

SA has the mines, the minerals, and the people. Support the and put them to work: irr.org.za/whatsacanbe/fairness-growth-and-jobs-in-mining

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