The unemployment figures are even worse than they appear to be Alternative Information and Development Centre Statement, 24 February Ahead of the 2021 Budget Speech, the latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) figures released by Stats SA paint a gloomy…
The great wealth tax debate: How to fund a constitutional state Tim Cohen writes that it would be both unfair and counterproductive to introduce “a wealth tax”. He quotes Judge Dennis Davis saying “while a wealth tax would add to the legitimacy…
SARBs failure to reduce the interest rate in a time of crisis must not go unchallenged Statement by the Alternative Information and Development Centre (AIDC) 22 January, 2021 It is a disgrace that the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) failed…
Christmas Shootings accused before Mbizana Court on 19 January for the tenth time after nine ‘postponements’ Amadiba Crisis Committee | 18 January, 2020 Tomorrow at 9.00AM, the five accused of the 2015 ‘Christmas Shootings’ in Mdatya village on Amadiba will…
TOWARDS A PEOPLE’S VACCINE CAMPAIGN – A CALL TO ACTION C19 Peoples Coalition | Call to Action As the COVID-19 pandemic wreaks havoc in South Africa and across the globe, millions are dying and getting infected. Inoculating (vaccinating) a significant…
The ‘market’ won’t save us from climate disaster. We must rethink our system Robert S Devine | The Guardian Online | 19 November The massive wildfires that have been rampaging across the American west this year are not purely natural…
Death Threats to Activists Show Need to Protect Mining Affected Communities Alternative Information and Development Centre (AIDC) Statement, 18 November As the Alternative Information and Development Centre (AIDC) we, along with our partner organisations, are disgusted at the continuing death…
Real Unemployment Rate of 43% shows need for a Basic Income Grant and a Massive Public Jobs Programme AIDC Statement | 12 November 2020 Stats SA’s release of the Quarter 3 unemployment statistics showing that ‘real’ unemployment has risen to…
Hamba Kahle Comrade Sibusiso Mqadi, Hamba Kahle AIDC and AoU Statement | November 2020 On the morning of the 8th of November, we awoke to the devastating news that our dear comrade Sibusiso Mqadi, Chairperson of the Amadiba Crisis Committee…
Government an obstacle in SARS’ fight against illicit financial flows, base erosion and profit shifting AIDC |Statement | 05 November South Africa’s debt-to-GDP ratio is expected to spike above eighty percent before the end of 2020. At the same time,…
