What is free trade and the African Continental Free Trade Agreement? Trade Policy Brief | Alternative Information & Development Centre | Jonathan Cannard, 2021 Trade agreements since the 1990s have locked states into the paradigm of “free trade,” which relies…
Climate Change and Energy Advocacy Officer Deputy Director Economic and Budget justice Advocacy Officer Media and Communications Officer About us AIDC was formed in 1996 in response to the democratic transition in South Africa and the new opportunities and challenges…
SO, WE FACE A FOURTH WAVE OF Covid-19 infections driven by the new variant now known as Omicron. Although prediction is dangerous when it comes to Covid-19, much like the third wave we can expect many thousands more lives destroyed.…
The Assembly of the Unemployed (AoU) and the Alternative Information and Development Centre (AIDC) call for government interventions that are urgently needed to address the ever-deepening crisis of unemployment that the country faces. 12.48 million people are now unemployed according…
The Governor of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has announced a 0.25 percentage point increase to the repo rate. The reason given was to mitigate the risk of rising inflation. This is callous and completely fails to comprehend the…
To mark the 25th anniversary of AIDC, our Board Chair, Noor Nieftagodien, and Brian Ashley, our founding Director, look back at 25 years of building a left politics in South Africa. Over 40 comrades gave tributes to comrade Brian Ashley…
DATE: Thursday 11 November 2021 TIME: 7pm VENUE: International Climate Conference WATCH THE TRAILER When a potentially devastating new virus emerges in early 2020, Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Rehad Desai is already following a vaccine clinical trial that could finally…
By Tracy Ledger THE NEW POST-1994 STATE envisaged a central role for local government to deliver the promised “better life for all”. The blueprint for this new form of local government was laid out in the 1998 White Paper on…
The apocalypse is now. Heat waves, floods, droughts and wildfires are devastating communities around the world, and they will only grow more severe. The perfect storm of Covid-19 and climate change, and the resulting economic and social damage, will likely…
Amandla! interviewed representatives of three popular organisations which have decided to stand candidates in the local government elections. They were: PETER LOBESE Active United Front ACTIVE UNITED FRONT derived its origin from United Front. It is a result of the…
