FreeFACTS - April 2021
7 June 2021 - This edition of FreeFACTS looks at the current political landscape ahead of October’s municipal elections. It looks at polling data as well as data from municipal by-elections to determine the lay of the political land ahead of that election.
@Liberty - Critical Race Theory & Race-Based Policy: A threat to Liberal Democracy
17 May 2021 – This report analyses Critical Race Theory and its role in buttressing race-based policy, reveals how it is at odds with what most South Africans think and want, and explains why it poses a threat to constitutional democracy.
Fake News: A new challenge to human rights?
12 May 2021 – This report warns that fake news poses a threat to free societies, distorting perceptions of what is true and false, and potentially corroding social and political interactions, not least because combating it can introduce a raft of dangers.
FreeFacts - March 2021
30 March 2021 - This edition of FreeFACTS looks at South Africa’s tax burden. It examines how much tax South Africans pay, the different components of tax, as well as looking at international comparisons. It also shows taxation trends in South Africa and how they have changed.
FreeFACTS - February 2021
9 March 2021 - This edition of FreeFACTS looks at the matric results for 2020 as well as a number of historical trends. Flagged are the very small number of people who pass key subjects such as Mathematics with high marks and the low rate of educational throughput.
3 March 2021 – This memorandum sets out the facts around the government’s financial crisis, and raises the spectre of a tax revolt and investment revolt should the government proceed with tax increases and asset seizures.
26 February 2021 – The IRR’s submission to Parliament, urging a fundamental rethink on the Expropriation Bill of 2020, and making the case for amendments to bring it into line with the Constitution.
FreeFACTS - January 2021
23 January 2021 - The first FreeFACTS of the 2021 looks at the quality of life of South Africans. Using a measure determined by the Centre for Risk Analysis it shows that there are (sometimes significant) regional and racial cleavages in the quality of life experienced by South Africans, partly because of our history, and partly because of the growth-destroying policies which the government has followed over the past ten years.
19 February 2021 – The IRR’s submission to Parliament on the Employment Equity Amendment Bill of 2020, warning that the measure will hinder rather than promote socio-economic upliftment.
Issue Alert: The Expropriation Bill - One Week Left To "Kill The Bill"
3 February 2021 – This special report warns that the government’s new Expropriation Bill is a draconian measure that must be stopped before it can be used to strip millions of South Africans of their homes and other assets without fair procedures or equitable compensation.
FreeFACTS - December 2020
28 January 2021 - This edition of FreeFACTS looks at South Africa’s rankings of various index which attempt to measure how free we are. South Africa does fairly well in terms of political freedom, but in economic freedom terms, we could be doing substantially better, reflected in the poor economic performance of the past decade.
FreeFACTS - November 2020
3 December 2020 - This edition of FreeFACTS looks at how South Africans receive information, with a focus on radio and television penetration. In the wake of the collapsing SABC the report shows the vast majority of South Africans still receive their information on one of these two mediums.
