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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…

Patriarchy, Power and the Labour Movement? 18:00-20:00 17 July, 2019 129 Rochester Road, Observatory About the Forum: In this period where activists have begun to expose the pervasive nature of patriarchy and misogny in activist spaces – this is a…

Grabouw workers take Oak Valley Farm to Equality Court CSAAWU Press Statement| 02 July 2019 The 3 month strike at Oak Valley Farm over wages, housing and labour brokers carries on due to attempts by the bosses to negotiate in…

Comments on the publication of the initial batch of the draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill 2019 AIDC Economic Justice Programme | Submission to the Finance Standing Committee | 21 June 2019 This submission is one of several that AIDC has…

“Understanding Brazils general strike:Six months after Bolsonaro” 18:00-20:00 25 June, 2019 129 Rochester Road, Observatory Join us for a talk with Brazilian activists Adriana Gomes Santos and Antonio Neto on Brazil’s General Strike and the Bolsonaro presidency on 25 June…

Towards the Fall of Capitalism Anthony De Villiers | 13 June, 2019 Our revolution needs a new and decisive direction. It is widely recognised among the left that capitalism is the cause of our oppression, but too much revolutionary time…

The State Of Tax and Wage Evasion in South Africa: A Guide by the AIDC AIDC Economic Justice Programme Press Release | 10 June, 2019 The Alternative Information and Development Centre (AIDC) has recently compiled a comprehensive study investigating the…

Ramaphoria and the Great Moving Right Show: Towards a Constituent Assembly? Brian Kamanzi | 29 May, 2019 As the dust settles on the Republic of South Africa’s 6th election, the ruling African National Congress (ANC) faces its deepest crisis since…

The Tax Consequences of State Capture and Reform Proposals: A Submission to the Zondo Commision of Inquiry AIDC Economic Justice Programme Press Release | 27 May, 2019 Please find here, The Alternative Information and Development Centre’s (AIDC) submission to the…

Fundraiser in Solidarity with CSAAWU farmworkers strike 21 May 2019 from 18:00 – 20:30 1 Batter Lane, Main Road, Mowbray. Oak Valley workers and CSAAWU take on poverty wages (R160 per day) and old apartheid practiced at Oak Valley Farm.…

Crisis in Makhanda Unemployed People’s Movement Statement | 16 May, 2019 Makhanda is a broken town. The whole world knows this. The ANC have looted the town’s money, year after year, with no consequences. They have enriched themselves while impoverishing…

Farmworkers in Grabouw strike for R250 daily wage Mzi Velapi | Original: Elitsha | 07 May 2019   Workers at Oak Valley Farm have been on strike since Monday. With support from the nearby Grabouw community, they aim to lead…

OMCJ Monthly Meeting: Urban Greening and Reforestation One Million Climate Jobs Campaign | 07 May 2019 Please note that our next OMCJ meeting which will take place on Tuesday, 21 May 2019 (9:30-12:30) at 129 Rochester Road, Observatory! The overarching…

Face-to Face with the Race Issue Anthony DeVilliers | 06 May, 2019 Since 1994, people have loved to marvel about South Africa having a relatively peaceful transition to democracy. Indeed, they love to consider how it was relatively peaceful, despite…

The Department of Labour Must Withdraw Its Notice to AMCU AIDC Statement | 26 April, 2019 The Alternative Information and Development Centre (AIDC) rejects the Department of Labour’s notice of withdrawal of the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU)…

How to tax a multinational  Jayati Ghosh | Original Source: IPS Journal | 22 April, 2019 For some time now, multinational companies (MNCs) have been gaming the rules of the global economy to minimise their tax liability – or even…

Appeal to democratic South Africans for support against Mantashe coming to Xolobeni Amadiba Crisis Committee (ACC) Statement| 23 April 2019 The Mining Minister and Chair of ANC, Mr Gwede Mantashe, has again decided to come to Xolobeni on 25 April,…

Twentieth Century South Africa: A Developmental History Book Launch With Author Bill Freund Join us on Tuesday, 30 April 2019, from 6pm – 8pm at AIDC (129 Rochester Road, Observatory) for the book launch of Twentieth Century South Africa: A Developmental History with author Bill Freund.…

#UniteBehind occupy PRASA & ANC offices in Cape Town to demand a safe and efficient commuter rail service.  UniteBehind Statement | 17 April, 2019 Today, Wednesday 17 April 2019, the #UniteBehind coalition are occupying the offices of the Passenger Rail…