Press statement: SA’s unemployment crisis needs bolder solutions
AIDC calls for a needs-based green industrialisation strategy to simultaneously overcome mass unemployment and climate change. Read More
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AIDC celebrates Constitutional Court victory protecting Coastal Communities, the Environment, Livelihoods and the Right to Say No!
The AIDC welcomes the Court’s emphasis on Section 24 of the Constitution and its interpretation of the interplay between environmental protection and development.
STATEMENT: AIDC calls for a decisive break with austerity
The Alternative Information and Development Centre (AIDC) rejects the 2026 National Budget as a continuation of austerity, liberalisation, and investor-friendly policymaking that prioritise capital over the lives and dignity of the working class and poor.
The Controversy of Green Energy: Unmasking Southern Africa’s Critical Mineral Sacrifice Zones
This report covers six southern African countries deeply impacted by critical mineral extraction.
Trump’s trade wars signal that SA must break the chains of dependency and end the export-led growth path
SA must break from dependency and chart a new course that prioritises a people-centred development path.
Energy Poverty: The Just Transition and Market Reform in South Africa
Over 10 million households across South Africa live in what is described as energy poverty, meaning these households lack safe, stable and affordable access to or provision of electricity.
Cultivating Change: Lessons from our Winter Youth Camp
Twenty-four young activists came together from over eight organisations across four provinces, united by a shared commitment to understanding and ultimately transforming the conditions that shape their communities.
