http://www.sairr.org.za daily 1 2009-01-27T09:39:29Z http://www.sairr.org.za/sairr-today/the-great-empowerment-hoax-and-how-it-saved-south-africa2019s-economy Some weeks ago the Institute published an online SAIRR Today column making the case that white South Africans may come to be seen as inadvertent beneficiaries of empowerment and affirmative action policy. The case made by the Institute was along the lines that cut off from state jobs and tenders, and often discriminated against in the public sector, many whites were forced to become more independent and entrepreneurial to maintain their living standards. This independence we described as a formidable economic asset. We cited substantial data on employment and incomes since 1994 to corroborate our case. Moneyweb columnist Denis Beckett has disagreed saying that ‘new racism, whether defined as AA or BEE or BBBEEE’ benefits no-one. No publisher Frans Cronje SAIRR today newsletter 2010-03-11T05:53:35Z News Item http://www.sairr.org.za/sairr-today/sairr-today-is-the-british-media-racist-or-just-reminding-us-of-an-uncomfortable-truth-5th-march-2010 The British newspaper the Daily Mail has made headlines in South Africa for its coverage of President Jacob Zuma’s state visit to the UK. On his arrival in the country, the paper described Zuma as a ‘vile buffoon’ and a ‘sex-obsessed bigot with four wives and 35 children’. Zuma has responded by saying that the British Media is determined to protray Africans as ‘barbaric’ and cannot let go of colonial views towards the continent. No publisher sonia@sairr.org.za Jacob Zuma 2010-03-05T08:04:21Z News Item http://www.sairr.org.za/research-and-publications/fast-stats-online/fast-facts-2010/fast-facts-2010/fast-facts-no-3-march-2010 This issue of Fast Facts warns that South Africa is facing a real threat of becoming a failed state. The inaugural address of the new president of the Institute, Professor Jonathan Jansen is also included, as well as an in-depth statistical overview of the latest Budget. No publisher Karel 2010-03-04T07:27:54Z BernArticleBlockTeaser http://www.sairr.org.za/sairr-today-pe-2011-a-litmus-test-for-the-anc-26th-february-2010 Will the current scandals affecting the Government result in the African National Congress (ANC) being punished in next year’s local government elections? Of the six metropolitan municipalities, namely Cape Town, Johannesburg, Nelson Mandela Bay (Port Elizabeth), Tshwane (Pretoria), eThekwini (Durban), and Ekurhuleni (East Rand), only one is not presently in the hands of the ANC. Cape Town is run by a coalition of parties led by the Democratic Alliance (DA). No publisher Frans Cronje 2010-02-26T08:19:35Z News Item http://www.sairr.org.za/sairr-today/sairr-today-student2019s-arrest-welcome-19th-february-2010 This week a student at the University of Cape Town was arrested and detained in police cells for ‘insulting the president’ while a member of the opposition was thrown out of Parliament for doing the same. Both of these incidents are welcome, and the extensive media coverage they have received even more so, in that they might alert many complacent South Africans to the culture of political impunity and intolerance taking root in Government and the ANC. No publisher Frans Cronje SAIRR today newsletter 2010-03-05T07:44:38Z News Item http://www.sairr.org.za/press-office/archive/making-the-news-little-value-for-money-in-government-spending-business-day-18th-february-2010 Deservedly, Pravin Gordhan’s budget has been widely praised. But a fundamental question arises: does the country get value for money from a government which appropriates an increasing slice of GDP? Here is what John Kane-Berman wrote in today's edition of Business Day: No publisher sonia@sairr.org.za 2010-02-19T06:11:32Z News Item http://www.sairr.org.za/press-office/archive/making-the-news-needed-another-de-klerk-business-day-15th-february-2010 John Kane-Berman has resumed his column in Business Day. The edition of 15th February 2010 the follows below: No publisher sonia@sairr.org.za 2010-02-17T09:06:46Z News Item http://www.sairr.org.za/sairr-today/sairr-today-looters-or-liberators-11th-february-2009 Media reports suggest that the police have beaten and tortured a number of people while hunting for ‘community leaders’ in Balfour in Mpumalanga. This may be an early indication of how the ANC plans to deal with grass roots threats to its political hegemony in South Africa. No publisher Frans Cronje SAIRR today newsletter ANC 2010-02-11T14:13:51Z News Item http://www.sairr.org.za/press-office/press-releases/press-statement-mpshe-must-stay-off-the-bench-11th-february-2010 The South African Institute of Race Relations calls upon the General Council of the Bar, which has already objected in strong terms to the appointment of state official Mokotedi Mpshe as an acting judge, to bring an urgent action to have this appointment set aside. No publisher sonia@sairr.org.za Press release 2010-02-11T13:00:33Z News Item http://www.sairr.org.za/press-office/press-releases/press-statement-new-local-government-report-reveals-challenges-8th-february-2010 One of the largest and most comprehensive statistical breakdowns of local government performance to date was released by the South African Institute of Race Relations this week. No publisher sonia@sairr.org.za Press release 2010-02-08T10:41:50Z News Item