Assembly of the Unemployed Joins National Strike Against Corruption and Austerity
Assembly of the Unemployed Joins National Strike Against Corruption and Austerity Assembly of the Unemployed | Statement |6 October, 2020 Any, and every, South African can point to how their lives have been touched and affected by the coronavirus. But…
Regional Recommendations for the Reform of international corporate taxation
Regional Recommendations for the Reform of international corporate taxation Regional Recommendations for the Reform of International Corporate Taxation Alternative Information and Development Centre (AIDC), Public Service International (PSI) and Tax Justice Network Africa (T-JNA) cordially invites you to a discussion on Regional recommendations…
How We Should Be Fighting Eskom’s Debt Crisis
How We Should Be Fighting Eskom’s Debt Crisis Statement | Alternative Information and Development Centre | 03 September The effective end of South Africa’s Covid-19 lockdown has been compounded by the resumption of rolling blackouts, or load shedding to use…
Right to Say No: Learning from Global Struggles
Right to Say No:Learning from Global Struggles Thematic Social Forum Global Webinar |31 August, 2020 A global webinar series is to be held between August and October 2020 on the Right to Say No. It follows from the Thematic Social…
Eskom Transformed: THE PIC, ESKOM DEBT & FINANCING A JUST ENERGY TRANSITION
[RESOURCES] Eskom Transformed: THE PIC, ESKOM DEBT & FINANCING A JUST ENERGY TRANSITION The multiple crises currently facing Eskom, South Africas largest energy producer and emitter of greenhouse gasses, have inspired spirited debate on the ways of solving them. The…
SAPSN People’s Summit
SAPSN People’s Summit 19 August – 20 August 2020 via ZOOM Join us at the annual Southern African Peoples Solidarity Network (SAPSN) SADC People’s Summit, this event held at the same time as the SADC Head of States Meeting, is an…
Global South Perspectives to Combat Profit Shifting and Wage Evasion.
Global South Perspectives to Combat Profit Shifting and Wage Evasion. Join the Alternative Information & Development Centre (South Africa), Asian People’s Movement on Debt & Development (Philippines), and Churches and Mining (Brazil) and Public Services International (PSI), for a discussion on global south…
Eskom Transformed: Full Report
Eskom Transformed: Full Report The Eskom Research Reference Group | 23 July, 2020 This report presents the case for a modern national power utility – a New Eskom. Unfortunately, in the public discourse around energy in South Africa, the word…
ESKOM TRANSFORMED: Achieving a Just Energy Transition for South Africa
ESKOM TRANSFORMED: Achieving a Just Energy Transition for South Africa 23 July 2020 3PM-5PM We are proud to announce that registrations are now open to join us for the launch of the “Eskom Transformed: Achieving A Just Transition for South Africa.” report.…
Eskom Transformed: Achieving A Just Energy Transition for South Africa
Eskom Transformed: Achieving A Just Energy Transition for South Africa The Eskom Research Reference Group | Press Alert | 09 July, 2020 On the 23rd of July, a new report on Eskom will be released, which presents a compelling case…
Post-Budget Debate
On Wednesday, 1 July – 15:30 to 17:30 – the Alternative Information & Development Centre (AIDC), Mail & Guardian and Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung are hosting a post-budget discussion with the Deputy Finance Minister the panel moderated by Sikho Luthango will include Chris Malikane and Busi Sibeko. Further…
Government fails to live up to COVID-19 socio-economic relief promises, says BJC
Government fails to live up to COVID-19 socio-economic relief promises, says BJC Budget Justice Coalition | 25 June 2020 The Supplementary Budget announced by Minister of Finance Tito Mboweni on 24 June 2020, including a revised fiscal framework and spending…
Press statement on Supplementary Budget: With Friends like Tito Mboweni, Who Needs the IMF?
With Friends like Tito Mboweni, Who Needs the IMF? Resist SA’s new structural adjustment programme 25 June 2020 Tito Mboweni’s supplementary budget has proved that he is not fit to manage this crisis. The minister has completely ignored the immense…
Borrowing from the IMF will only deepen South Africa’s crisis
Borrowing from the IMF will only deepen South Africa’s crisis Dick Forslund | DailyMaverick | 24 June, 2020 Finance Minister Tito Mboweni is creating panic before his tabling of the Supplementary Budget. He is speaking of an imminent “sovereign debt crisis”. …
The Responsibility of the SA Reserve Bank
The Responsibility of the SA Reserve Bank Open Letter | 09 June, 2020 We welcome, finally, a written response to critiques of SA Reserve Bank (SARB) monetary policy, specifically, SARB research head Chris Loewald’s “Depression risk a bad reason to…
South Africa’s Response to COVID-19 Compared
South Africa’s Response to COVID-19 Compared Jaco Oelofsen | AIDC Economic Justice Programme | 21 May 2020 This is a short excerpt from a brief study conducted by the AIDC, to read the report in full click here South Africa’s…
We want a radical new deal that provides three million jobs – The Cry of the Xcluded
We want a radical new deal that provides three million jobs – The Cry of the Xcluded Cry of the Xcluded | DailyMaverick | 20 May, 2020 We will emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic into a global economic crisis and…
A Global Green New Deal
A Global Green New Deal The world faces a crisis far more serious than even this worldwide pandemic: the climate crisis. Climate breakdown may be a more gradual emergency but it will be far more deadly and disruptive than even…
Department of Trade and Industry must call for the WTO’s suspension of trade talks
Department of Trade and Industry must call for the WTO’s suspension of trade talks Public Services International | Letter to the Minister of Trade and Industry | 4 May 2020 As the Covid-19 pandemic sweeps across the world, all governments…
“The Coming Global Depression & what’s at stake for developing countries”
“The Coming Global Depression & what’s at stake for developing countries“ On Thursday, 7 May from 15:00 to 17:00 (GMT+2), NALEDI, Tshisimani and AIDC will be co-hosting a webinar on “The coming global depression & what’s at stake for developing countries”. To…
COVID-19 in the Age of Extractivism and the Care Economy
COVID-19 in the Age of Extractivism and the Care Economy Peoples Dialogue webinar #2 You are invited to a Zoom Webinar Date: Apr 29, 2020 03:00 PM JohannesburgTopic: COVID-19 in the Age of Extractivism and the Care Economy – Voices From the South…
We refuse to celebrate our hardship and your relief
We refuse to celebrate our hardship and your relief Cry of the Xcluded |Press Statement |22 April 2020 Nearly one month into South Africa’s lockdown, the vast majority in society faces tremendous suffering and hardship. We have no income, we…
We must break with capitalist globalisation and neoliberalism
As Southern Africa faces a socioeconomic catastrophe: We must break with capitalist globalisation and neoliberalism Statement by the Southern African People’s Solidarity Network (SAPSN) |5 April, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic poses a great danger to the SADC region. If the…
A Programme of Action in the time of Covid-19 – a call for social solidarity
A Programme of Action in the time of Covid-19 – a call for social solidarity Mazibuko Jara | DailyMaverick | 24 March 2020 We, as civic organisations, trade unions, organisations of informal workers, faith-based organisations and community structures in South Africa,…
