Mboweni’s DA budget: finance minister and ANC government turn against their own people Joint Statement on 2021 Budget | 25 February, 2021 While Tito Mboweni delivered the government’s budget speech, movements took to the streets across the country, voicing our…
The unemployment figures are even worse than they appear to be Alternative Information and Development Centre Statement, 24 February Ahead of the 2021 Budget Speech, the latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) figures released by Stats SA paint a gloomy…
SARBs failure to reduce the interest rate in a time of crisis must not go unchallenged Statement by the Alternative Information and Development Centre (AIDC) 22 January, 2021 It is a disgrace that the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) failed…
TOWARDS A PEOPLE’S VACCINE CAMPAIGN – A CALL TO ACTION C19 Peoples Coalition | Call to Action As the COVID-19 pandemic wreaks havoc in South Africa and across the globe, millions are dying and getting infected. Inoculating (vaccinating) a significant…
Death Threats to Activists Show Need to Protect Mining Affected Communities Alternative Information and Development Centre (AIDC) Statement, 18 November As the Alternative Information and Development Centre (AIDC) we, along with our partner organisations, are disgusted at the continuing death…
Real Unemployment Rate of 43% shows need for a Basic Income Grant and a Massive Public Jobs Programme AIDC Statement | 12 November 2020 Stats SA’s release of the Quarter 3 unemployment statistics showing that ‘real’ unemployment has risen to…
Hamba Kahle Comrade Sibusiso Mqadi, Hamba Kahle AIDC and AoU Statement | November 2020 On the morning of the 8th of November, we awoke to the devastating news that our dear comrade Sibusiso Mqadi, Chairperson of the Amadiba Crisis Committee…
Government an obstacle in SARS’ fight against illicit financial flows, base erosion and profit shifting AIDC |Statement | 05 November South Africa’s debt-to-GDP ratio is expected to spike above eighty percent before the end of 2020. At the same time,…
The Cry of the Xcluded Rejects Potential Budget Cuts in the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement! Press Statement | Cry of the Xcluded | 26 October, 2020 The Cry of the Xcluded, growing movement including formations of the unemployed in the…
Presidents economic recovery plan – a small carrot and a big stick AIDC Statement | 16 October 2020 The President’s economic reconstruction and recovery plan will not lead to reconstruction or recovery. Instead, it will lead to even greater social…
