AIDC together with Amadiba Crisis Committee and the Southern Africa Green Revolutionary Council are hosting an exciting webinar to discuss the power-shifting Shell judgement and the impacts of the judgement for the Right to Say No. For communities that are…
On 1 September 2022, the Makhanda High Court handed down an important and progressive judgement against Shell, Impact Africa, BG International, the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy and the Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries setting aside the exploration…
The Global South Project on Combating IFFs and BEPS, the Churches and Mining network, Asian Peoples’ Movement on Debt and Development, and the Alternative Information & Development Centre will be hosting a Global School on Combating Illicit Financial Flows, Profit…
The South African Federation of Trade Union (SAFTU) and working-class formations, including the Assembly of the Unemployed are embarking on a national shutdown on 24 August 2022. The national shutdown is taking up demands against the rising cost of living…
Towards a Public Pathway Approach to Energy Transition On Wednesday, July 27th, 2022, representatives of unions and social movements met in Johannesburg to discuss the country’s energy crisis. The representatives agreed to form a united front to resist privatisation of…
Unions should by law be prohibited from owning or having any interest in investment companies. They have wrought havoc in the South African trade union movement.
By Jeff Rudin, Sean Sweeney and Brian Ashley | Daily Maverick | 17 Jul 2022 The government must accept the fact that the private sector is not gnashing at the bit in order to save South Africa from rolling blackouts: its…
The Alternative Information and Development Centre (AIDC) is looking for a dynamic youngperson to lead our climate and energy work, which is a critical component of our Alternatives toExtractivism and Climate Change programme. This is a full-time 12-month contract running…
By Dick Forslund | Daily Maverick | 07 June 2022 Dick Forslund is a senior economist at the Alternative Information and Development Centre, which produces the activist magazine Amandla. On 2 June, Business Maverick (BM) reported that the government had “made a…
