29 October 2019 - What is it in liberal principles that suggests they are ‘right-wing’? Analysis has to be more informed and more honest before we can have a meaningful debate – about what really matters.
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.
29 October 2019 - Mboweni has said of the public: “They are right to expect that their money is spent wisely and productively, and goes to meeting their basic needs.” To which we must add that the environment and policy mix must be suited to the expansion of economic opportunities and prosperity, now and into the future. Otherwise, the verdict of this and future generations will be harsh.
28 October 2019 - Dr Baxter is not the first person to reach an “undeniable” conclusion on the basis of selecting only the “evidence” that supports this conclusion.
28 October 2019 - Christians and Jews alike are instructed by the Ninth Commandment not to "bear false witness against thy neighbour". Yet last month the provincial synod of the Anglican Church in Southern Africa unanimously adopted a resolution which falls short of complying with that instruction.
28 October 2019 - Universal health coverage is an important goal, which SA can attain with the right policies. However, the proposed national health insurance (NHI) will do far more harm than good.
28 October 2019 - The recent interview on Al Jazeera by former speaker of Parliament Baleka Mbete has drawn considerable attention, much of it negative. Evasive and dismissive replies certainly left a poor impression – given her long-standing prominence in the political firmament, it reflects no credit on South Africa.
27 October 2019 - 'n Sterk DA wat sinvolle beleid verkondig is nodig om die ANC te oorwin of die ANC te dwing om te hervorm. Nie een van die twee partye is op 'n goeie plek nie en ons sal voortgaan om druk op albei uit te oefen om sinvolle beleid te aanvaar wat die toekoms van ons land as 'n vrye en voorspoedige samelewing sal verseker.
25 October 2019 - Some of the most vacuous comments about liberalism are also the most demeaning – to black South Africans.
24 October 2019 - With the current failure of leadership in South Africa, and Tito Mboweni’s medium-term budget policy statement scheduled for 30 October, the Institute of Race Relations (IRR) today launches its #CommonSense campaign to voice the clear priorities of South Africans.
22 October 2019 - How is it cardiologists are entitled to have differing views, but that there is only one acceptable view on climate change?
21 October 2019 - In a rapidly growing economy, many race issues in employment would be swept aside by the buoyancy of a thriving private sector.
21 October 2019 - If racialism is the disease, the cure is not to ignore it or rename it, nor is it just more racialism. This might seem confusing but think about it: the doctor checks for flu, decides you have the flu and gives you flu medicine. That should all be fine — unless the “medicine” is just more flu.