Friends In Need - Covid-19: How South Africa can save #LivesAndLivelihoods
25 March 2020 - This report provides detailed policy proposals on how South Africa can confront the grave challenges presented by the combined effects of the Covid-19 outbreak and the underlying economic crisis in the country.
freeFACTS - February 2020
This edition of FreeFACTS looks at how South Africa’s demographics have changed in the past decades, with specific reference to issues such as the proportion of South Africans who are urbanised and the decline in the fertility rate. These changes have implications for policy makers and how they need to plan for the future.
Thirsty Land: South Africa’s water crisis and how to overcome it
12 March 2020 – Among the key findings in this report is that the appointment of an independent water regulator is essential if South Africa is to overcome its perpetual water crisis.
South Africa's Minibus Taxi Industry: Resistance to Formalisation and Innovation
5 March 2020 – This report assesses the potential for innovation and modernization in South Africa’s minibus taxi industry.
FreeFACTS - January 2020
This edition of FreeFACTS looks at the recent matric results as well as historical trends. It raises issues of quality and what the implications are for South Africa.
FreeFACTS - December 2019
This edition of FreeFACTS looks at a number of indicators on South Africa and shows how the country has regressed on a number of metrics. Reform is vital if we want to stop backsliding.
27 January 2020 - Read the IRR’s synopsis of our submission to Parliament on the amendment of the Constitution to allow Expropriation Without Compensation.
Freeing Education - The future of the Class of 2020: How to build a bright education future
22 January 2020 – This report offers practical and easily implementable policy solutions to the failures in the South African education system.
Thrown Under The School Bus - The future of the Class of 2020: Gauteng as bellwether on education
14 January 2020 – This report examines grave deficiencies in education in Gauteng – and the implications for schooling nationally – and suggests how these can be addressed effectively.
How Zakaria got it wrong
12 December 2019 – This report analyses flaws in the debate on expropriation without compensation arising from faulty and often misrepresented evidence.
FreeFACTS - November 2019
This edition of Free Facts looks at the latest trends around inequality. Latest figures shows that despite popular belief, inequality is actually declining. In addition, inequality is highest among black South Africans which means a rethink is necessary around policies such as black economic empowerment and employment equity.
FreeFACTS - October 2019
This edition of Free Facts looks at the parlous state of South Africa’s finances and why a policy of prescribed assets is increasingly possible.
