Mining could contribute much more to South Africa with less government interference; this is the key thrust of the latest report from the Institute of Race Relations (IRR). The report argues that it is through the business of mining - exploiting the country’s rich and largely untapped mineral resources - rather than by meeting onerous empowerment and other obligations that the sector will be capable of making a much greater contribution to growing the economy, creating jobs, and enabling South Africans to have better lives.

GUEST: Terence Corrigan, Project Manager at the Institute of Race Relations (IRR).