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The South African Institute of Race Relations is an independent think tank. We've been around since 1929 and are proud that we are still producing some of the best research and policy critiques in South Africa today. We publish widely on education, the economy, business, employment, crime, demographics, health, welfare, and politics. Most of what we publish is based on hard factual data and is not the personal opinions of the different authors. It's this factual foundation of our work that allows us to deliver informed comment about government policy proposals and legislation.We can identify failed policies and propose changes while still supporting successful policies.

This means that we play a dual role - both real, touchable, and more a more subtle one. We provide the best data and analysis on almost every area of South Africa’s development. We in turn use that expertise as a foundation from which to campaign for South Africa’s success. This page is our platform for discussion and we are offering you the opportunity to let us know what you think of our work, the issues we discuss, and any other issue relevant to South Africa. We look forward to hearing your views!

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SAIRR Today: The new ‘whites’ - 5th November 2009
Whereas prosperous white South Africans are often denigrated by the Government and the African National Congress (ANC), the new black elite are often portrayed as an example of progress in our society. That has been a peculiar distinction for the Government and the ANC to maintain. There is now some evidence to suggest that attitudes in the ruling alliance may be shifting. Read more >>
SAIRR Today: Gordhan’s gamble - 30th October 2009
While the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement has been well received by the financial and business press it does harbour a risk of South Africa confronting a debt-trap scenario at some point in the next decade. Considering the risks and the difficulty of predicting the country’s future GDP growth trajectory, history might find that the government erred in its fiscal response to the economic downturn. Read more >>
SAIRR Today: Statement on Professor Jonathan Jansen, 22nd October 2009
Last Friday Professor Jonathan Jansen was inaugurated as the rector and vice chancellor of the University of the Free State. Professor Jansen was also recently appointed as the president of the South African Institute of Race Relations. At his inauguration Professor Jansen made a speech about the future of the University of the Free State. The university is an extraordinary case in that it is a public institution that has come to represent ideals at odds with the equality, human dignity, and equal opportunity central to South Africa becoming an equal and prosperous society. It requires dramatic intervention in order to align it with those ideals. Professor Jansen has provided the university with a roadmap to meet those ideals. The path that he has charted for the University of the Free State also contains many the elements necessary for the success of our country. These range from the importance of leadership to the vexed issue of transformation. Inherent in the professor’s address was the message that human endeavor and hard work was necessary to overcome adversity. Read more >>
SAIRR Today: The peculiar case of the Sakhile voter - 15th October 2009
For fifteen years South Africans have been able to freely elect their government. But many communities, such as that in Sakhile outside Standerton, behave as if the ANC is an illegitimate regime. These communities are increasingly resorting to violence to get the Government’s attention. In most cases they turn to violence despite the legitimate democratic channels that are open to them to address their grievances. The government and the ANC are therefore quite correct not to tolerate such lawlessness and to deploy the security forces to crack down hard on any community that threatens violence against the State. Read more >>
SAIRR Today: Jobs or polar bears? - 9th October 2009
The environment is an increasingly important issue in global politics, and Green parties in much of the industrialised world are growing in strength. In Germany that country’s Green party regularly wins more than 10% of the vote, and was, between 1998 and 2005, a partner in the governing coalition with the Social Democrats. Currently Green parties govern as coalition partners in the Czech Republic and Ireland. Green parties also have representation, either at national or regional level in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and much of Europe. A Green candidate, Ms Caroline Lucas, is the favourite to win a parliamentary seat in the British coastal city of Brighton in that country’s upcoming general election. If she is successful, it will be the first time that a Green politician is elected to the House of Commons. Read more >>

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SAIRR Today: The new ‘whites’ - 5th November 2009 4 Nov 2009, 9:57 pm
Whereas prosperous white South Africans are often denigrated by the Government and the African National Congress (ANC), the new black elite are often portrayed as an example of progress in our society. That has been a peculiar distinction for the Government and the ANC to maintain. There is now some evidence to suggest that attitudes in the ruling alliance may be shifting. Read more >>
South Africa Survey Online 2008/2009 - Health & Welfare 3 Nov 2009, 11:35 pm
The Institute presents the sixth of the nine chapters that comprise the latest South Africa Survey Online. The Health & Welfare chapter in the South Africa Survey 2008/09 gives a detailed overview of the South African healthcare and welfare sectors. Read more >>
SAIRR Today: Gordhan’s gamble - 30th October 2009 29 Oct 2009, 11:59 pm
While the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement has been well received by the financial and business press it does harbour a risk of South Africa confronting a debt-trap scenario at some point in the next decade. Considering the risks and the difficulty of predicting the country’s future GDP growth trajectory, history might find that the government erred in its fiscal response to the economic downturn. Read more >>
SAIRR Opinion: Have your say on the Reitz Four - 26th October 2009 26 Oct 2009, 1:36 am
Few people have seen the whole Reitz video. Has the media blown the incident out of proportion? Is it indeed as serious as it is made out to be? What punishment would be appropriate under the circumstances? Watch the video on YouTube by clicking the link below and then enter your opinion on our website. Read more >>
SAIRR Opinion: Jansen’s decision part of a bigger picture - 23rd October 2009 23 Oct 2009, 7:04 am
Professor Jansen’s decision to drop the charges against the Reitz four, and allow them back into the University is part of a greater vision for the transformation of the university. He plans to change the institutional culture of racism that remained entrenched on campus. Read more >>

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2009 Survey

We've been publishing the South Africa Survey every year since 1947. It is a 500-page statistical reference work on every area of the country’s socio-economic development. Made up of statistical tables and charts, the Survey tracks trends over time and offers forecasts where we can. It also contains international comparisons and limited analysis.

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Fast Facts is published every month and contains the latest macro-economic and key socio-economic statistics. We also publish analyses of pending legislation and other important political and social developments and trends in this magazine. Fast Facts keeps a particularly close watch on labour matters and gives early warning of policy shifts. The best is that each issue is designed to be read quickly by busy people.

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