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Nothing to be had if the cupboard is bare
22 February 2018 – The latest edition of Fast Facts, ‘Old Mother Hubbard’, from the Centre for Risk Analysis at the IRR, assesses the 2018 Budget, warning that, in the absence of profound changes in economic policy, “Mr Ramaphosa will fail to translate his political success into an economic reformation”.
Gwen Ngwenya to take up post in political arena
21 February 2018 – Gwen Ngwenya leaves IRR to take up a post in the political arena, as head of the policy for the DA
Ramaphosa’s SONA: A weak speech that follows more than leads - IRR
17 February 2018 – The IRR says that while the sentiment of President Ramaphosa’s SONA was praiseworthy, its lofty ideals and values will live or die by how hard the President is willing to fight for them.
What a truly ‘radical’ SONA would sound like
16 February 2018 – The IRR argues that Cyril Ramaphosa’s administration should recognise the importance of property rights to a healthy, prosperous society.
Zuma’s departure strengthens prospect of economic recovery
15 February 2018 – IRR chief executive Frans Cronje believes President Jacob Zuma’s resignation could herald a recovery in South Africa’s economic growth rate to between 1.7% and 1.9% this year.
IRR warning on suicide mortality rate
12 February 2018 – IRR analyst Tawanda Makombo examines the issue of South Africa’s suicide mortality rate.
The EFF’s Internal Revolution
8 February 2018 - ‘The EFF’s Internal Revolution’, the latest report from the IRR, documents the extraordinary turnover rate of MPs inside the party’s national caucus, and examines its organizational culture.
South Africa, State of the Nation in 2018: Prognosis for Reform
7 February 2018 – “South Africa, State of the Nation in 2018: Prognosis for Reform”, the latest report from the Centre for Risk Analysis at the IRR, is a timely analysis of the fundamental steps that will be needed to convert the country’s newfound optimism at the ascendancy of Cyril Ramaphosa into the substantive and measurable gains South Africa so desperately needs.
Mining and People: The Impact of Mining on the South African Economy and Living Standards
6 February 2018 - “Mining and People: The Impact of Mining on the South African Economy and Living Standards”, latest @Liberty report from the Institute of Race Relations (IRR), is a comprehensive survey of mining’s critical role in the economy and in the lives of people, both in mining communities and far beyond them.
Will ‘Ramaphosa effect’ save SA from taxing itself into prosperity?
2 February 2018 - Will ‘Ramaphosa effect’ save SA from taxing itself into prosperity?, the January edition of Fast Facts from the Centre for Risk Analysis at the IRR, provides a comprehensive picture of taxpayers and tax revenues collected.
ANC voters want Ramaphosa and “pro-business” policies - IRR report
30 January 2018 – Distinguished political analyst R W Johnson provides an “unrivalled picture of the country’s mood on the cusp of a great change”.
Best township schools point way to overhauling education
25 January 2018 – Policy Fellow John Kane-Berman’s report acknowledges the achievements of a sample of 12 top-scoring public and independent schools in Gauteng, and reveals the scope for significant improvements in South Africa’s notoriously deficient education system.
