Last year our movement lost three leaders to assassination and another comrade to a police murder. On 21 January our comrade Thulani Maseko was assassinated in Swaziland. Political assassinations have often been used to repress dissent in Zimbabwe and Mozambique. …
The Assembly of the Unemployed (AoU) and the Alternative Information and Development Centre (AIDC) are not moved by the recently released figures that indicate that the unemployment rate decreased to 32.9% from 33.9% in the second quarter of 2022. According…
Budget 2022/3 statement: Tell no lies, claim no easy victories by Cry of Xcluded | 23 February 2022 “Accordingly, we have decided to keep money in the pockets of South Africans.“ – Minister Enoch Godongwana This is an ideologically driven…
RIGHT2WORK – GOVERNMENT MUST EMPLOY EVERYONE WILLING AND ABLE TO WORK According to the expanded definition of unemployment released in the latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey by Statistics SA, 12.48 million people are now unemployed. This is a staggering figure,…
The Assembly of the Unemployed (AoU) is disappointed to learn that President Cyril Ramaphosa’s economic advisory council has warned against the implementation of a permanent basic income grant. AoU and other civil society movements have campaigned tirelessly for the implementation of a…
What About the Universal Basic Income Grant Mr President? Cry of the Xcluded & Assembly of the Unemployed | Statement | 29 July, 2021 On Sunday evening South African President Cyril Ramaphosa offered his in-frequent dictats to the nation via…
Amadiba Donate Food to KZN riot victims Press Alert | 23 July, 2021 Following the week of devastation and rioting across the country that left many destitute, without food or shelter across KZN, the Amadiba Crisis Committee (ACC) have elected…
Unemployed movements demand a decent BIG to address South Africa’s hunger crisis Press Statement | Assembly of the Unemployed | 21 July 2021 As the Assembly of the Unemployed we have noted that President Ramaphosa says that implementing a basic…
No Jobs and no Basic Income – Unemployment Stats Downplay SA’s Jobs Crisis By the Alternative Information and Development Centre (AIDC) and the Assembly of the Unemployed (AoU) 03 June, 2021 The AIDC and the AoU note the results of…
Yes to Level 2 Lockdown, But What About A Basic Income Grant? Press Statement | Assembly of the Unemployed | 01 June, 2021 The Assembly of the Unemployed (AoU) accepts the move to lockdown level 2 as the number of…
