AFRICAN ORGANISATIONS PUSH FOR A LEGALLY BINDING TREATY ON BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS SOUTHERN AFRICAN CAMPAIGN TO DISMANTLE CORPORATE POWER MEDIA STATEMENT 17 October 2019 As part of the latest round of negotiations on the U.N. Binding Treaty on transnational…
AMCU litigates against major mining company – Samancor [Press statement] Alternative Information & Development Centre (AIDC) & Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) 2 October 2019 AMCU is litigating against the second largest chrome producer in the world –…
Message of condolences on the Death of Professor David Sanders AIDC Statement | 02 September 2019 We join the many, nationally and globally in mourning the death of this great humanist, socialist, public health scholar and above all activist. David…
GEPF, budget austerity and the Eskom debt crisis: The R1.8 trillion and growing Elephant in the Room, Part 1: GEPF, budget austerity and the Eskom debt crisis Finance Minister Mboweni’s Special Appropriation Bill added R59bn over two years to Eskom’s…
Amadiba Crisis Committee | Press Release |19 August, 2019 Amadiba Crisis Committee 2019-08-19: Kingship conflict again in Court on Tuesday – Court must respect customary law: PONDOLAND IS NOT FOR SALE! On this Tuesday 20 August, the Pretoria High Court…
Scourge of Unemployment Shows Need for Drastic State Intervention AIDC Statement | 02 August 2019 In most other countries the news that more than 10.2 million citizens are unemployed would lead to mass calls for the President and Finance minister’s…
PIC’s problems are structural and not just due to individuals Dominic Brown |CGTN Africa | 26 July 2019 Former PIC CEO and CIO Dan Matjila has admitted that senior politicians and other influential people have tried (and seemingly succeeded) to direct…
Alternative Information & Development Centre (AIDC) | Press Release | 23 July 2019 With the help of weak national legislation, auditing firms, lawyers and banks, transnational corporations (TNCs) have created a world of secrecy, allowing them to act with almost…
Greater Transparency Needed on PIC Board AIDC Statement on the appointment of PIC Interim Board | 15 July, 2019 The Alternative Information & Development Centre (AIDC) notes the appointment of an interim Public Investment Corporation (PIC) board of directors (BoD).…
Corruption at the PIC and the Financing of a Black Capitalist Class AIDC Economic Justice Programme | 15 July, 2019 Former PIC CEO and CIO Dan Matjila has admitted that senior politicians and other influential people have tried (and seemingly…
