12 February 2020 - Time is running out for a resolution of the burden imposed by state enterprises. The only reason SA government bonds have not fallen in price is due to Reserve Bank credibility in fighting inflation and the liquidity of the market in official debt. But that could reverse as the market is bolstered by hot money in search of high yields.
Media
Every week we reach hundreds of thousands of people through placing arguments in the media in support of the principles we stand for. No other advocacy group in the country does as much as we do to promote support for policies that defend your right, and that of your community, to make decisions about your own life free from counter-productive government interference.
12 February 2020 - The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) today met ABSA officials for an in-depth discussion on the matter of expropriation of property without compensation (EWC) and its consequences for South Africans and South Africa’s financial system.
11 February 2020 - The first wave of state capture had its origins in the cadre deployment and transformation policies of the African National Congress (ANC) which degenerated into the looting of state institutions. These policies allowed the party, through the government, extraordinary regulatory and administrative powers and deployed cadres just could not withstand dipping into the public purse.
11 February 2020 - President Cyril Ramaphosa has been in office for two years. The New Dawn was a false dawn. The mandate horizon that was the election proved to be a mirage. The long-term decline in GDP growth has continued apace, even accelerated
10 February 2020 - In the darkening gloom over Eskom and South Africa’s electricity supply comes some rays of light. Eskom’s new CEO, Andre de Ruyter has got off to a good start. The Minister of Minerals and Energy, Gwede Mantashe, has allowed the mines to generate electricity for their own use. There are sensible proposals.
10 February 2020 - The Democratic Alliance’s (DA) policy proposal “Values and Principles: Our social contract with the people of South Africa” is historic. Under former leader Mmusi Maimane, debate on race-based policy was shut down aggressively, and Gwen Ngwenya resigned in protest. Ngwenya is now back as the DA’s head of policy and penned a proposal to stand firmly against race as a basis for law. This should spark debate, and introspection.
10 February 2020 - The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) will this week launch an open-letter campaign to put to investment management firms and other such entities one important question relating to the government’s plans to enable expropriation without compensation (EWC), and the risks of such policies.
9 February 2020 - Even before the referendum in the United Kingdom (UK) over whether or not to remain a member of the European Union (EU), one of the epithets directed at "Leavers" was that they were "little Englanders."
9 February 2020 - Sometimes, being confronted by alarming truths can be reassuring. If something is seriously the matter, knowing that it’s properly understood and thoroughly explained is an essential step towards solving it.
9 February 2020 - Cosatu’s Eskom proposal lays bare the enthusiasm of unions, government and big business for raiding new sources of cash to shore up the crippled power generator without dealing with the problems that have caused the crisis.
9 February 2020 - Die vakbondfederasie Cosatu se “oerknal”-reddingsplan vir Eskom het diefstal oral daaroor geskryf.
6 February 2020 - Experience in Venezuela and Zimbabwe should provide a salutary warning to all those in the upper echelons of the ANC who may believe that EWC will work well for them – that their proven party loyalties will give them preferential access to confiscated land, houses, farms, or factories and add to their existing wealth.