
Energy Transition Mythbusters: Unpacking the 6 policy myths that threaten decarbonisation
The Transnational Institute in collaboration with the Trade Unions for Energy Democracy has published a report aimed at challenging six harmful but influential energy transition myths used to persuade us that the private sector, free markets, cheaper prices and decentralisation…

These are dark days for South Africa: The power crisis is worsening, but its effects are not equally felt
By Andile Zulu | The Continent | 21 Jan 2023 It is just three weeks into the new year, and South Africans have spent most of it without consistent power, with little sign of improvement on the horizon. Rolling blackouts of up to 10 hours…
Rights for the People rules for TNCs: First impressions on the updated draft treaty on TNCs and human rights
Statement of the Global Campaign, 11th of September 2023 The Global Campaign to Reclaim People’s Sovereignty, Dismantle Corporate Power and Stop Impunity (Global Campaign) is a worldwide network of over 250 social movements, civil society organisations, trade unions and communities…

POWERLESS OP-ED (PART 2): We can’t just wave goodbye to Eskom – we need to fix it, and it’s possible
By Dominic Brown | Daily Maverick | 08 Feb 2023 Although many South Africans yearn to dump the state-owned power utility, fixing and maintaining Eskom’s power stations to boost energy availability is the quickest way to stabilise supply in the short to medium…

Amadiba Crisis Committee 2023-04-24: Trespassing TLB chased in Sigidi village, Mbizana. Seven women injured by knobkerries.
Amadiba Crisis Committee: Trespassing TLB chased in Sigidi village, Mbizana. Seven women injured by knobkerries. ACC Statement, 24 April 2023 “You are dirty and uneducated villagers. What are you talking about? Women have no say over land.” These are the…

Report: Strategies to resist austerity
On the 15th of March 2023, AIDC hosted a public forum to discuss international and historical experiences of austerity with Professor Clara Mattei, author of The Capital Order: How Economists Invented Austerity and Paved the Road to Fascism. For the…