SAIRR Today: The great empowerment hoax (and how it saved South Africa’s economy) -11th March 2010
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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.
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.
Press Statement: Terror threat to the soccer World Cup? - 14th January 2010
The South African Institute of Race Relations has warned in an article on its website that there may indeed be terror threats to the soccer World Cup.
Press Statement: 2009 Matric Results - 7th January 2010
The South African Institute of Race Relations anticipates that an assessment of the 2009 matric results will reveal the following problems.
Press Statement: Press Release : Race Relations Institute backs AfriForum on racism charge - 11th December 2009"
The South African Institute of Race Relations has noted with concern the attack by the chairman of the South African Communist Party (SACP), Mr Gwede Mantashe, on the civil rights organisation AfriForum. Speaking at an SACP congress this week Mr Mantashe described AfriForum as a group that fights for a ‘racist cause’.
Press Statement: More whites wanted in defence but fewer in the police - 7th December 2009
Two departments of the security cluster aim to implement employment equity targets that have contradictory objectives. One wants to increase the proportion of white people in its ranks while the other intends to do the exact opposite.
Press Statement: Drug-related crime increase due to police action - 2nd December 2009
The number of active private security officers has increased by 167% in the period 1997-2007, while the number of sworn police officials has increased by only 18%, according to data released by the South African Institute of Race Relations this week. There were 192 012 more private security officers in 2007 than in 1997. Over the same period there were only 19 687 more police officials.
Press Statement: 30% long-term decrease in murder statistics - 2nd December 2009
Murder has declined by 30% since 1994/95, according to data released by the South African Institute of Race Relations.
Press Statement: Drug-related crime increase due to police action - 2nd December 2009
There has been a 155% increase in drug-related crime over the period 1994/95 to 2008/09, according to figures released by the South African Institute of Race Relations this week.
Press Statement: Unemployment on the rise - 1st December 2009
Unemployment in South Africa is on the increase, after a steady decline since the middle of the decade. In 2008 some 4 114 000 people were unemployed, equating to an unemployment rate of 23.1%. In the second quarter of 2009, unemployment was 23.6%. This equated to 4 125 000 people. This is according to the latest South Africa Survey, published by the South African Institute of Race Relations.
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