Amadiba Crisis Committee Statement: Meeting with Sanral contractor obstructed by business forums.
On Wednesday, 6 March, 60 villagers gathered in Sigidi to meet a representative of M Kona Engineers Consulting, a contractor employed by SANRAL to survey the village for the proposed N2 Wild Coast Toll Road. The villagers…
Remembering Ayanda Kota: Advocate for Justice and Equality!
The Assembly of the Unemployed and the Cry of the Xcluded have faced a very difficult time with the loss of our founder, Ayanda Kota, who passed on last Thursday. He was our class brother and a gallant fighter for…
Unemployed People’s Movement (UPM) and Makhanda Citizen’s Front: Interview with Ayanda Kota
We started the Unemployed People’s Movement (UPM) in 2009. I think what gave rise to it was two things: the failures of the municipality which came out of IDP meetings. And the feeling that the politicians are taking us for…
Amadiba Crisis Committee 2023-04-24: Trespassing TLB chased in Sigidi village, Mbizana. Seven women injured by knobkerries.
Amadiba Crisis Committee: Trespassing TLB chased in Sigidi village, Mbizana. Seven women injured by knobkerries. ACC Statement, 24 April 2023 “You are dirty and uneducated villagers. What are you talking about? Women have no say over land.” These are the…
AbM STATEMENT: Amadiba Crisis Committee comrades are under threat – a call for solidarity
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. …
Statement: More than 11 million South Africans remain jobless!
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
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…
Fighting Mass Unemployment
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,…
Statement: The Assembly of the Unemployed urges President Ramaphosa to implement a Basic Income Grant!
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?
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
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
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
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?
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…
Local Government in South Africa: Briefing Papers
Local Government in South Africa: Briefing Papers AIDC + Assembly of the Unemployed | Briefing Papers | 31 May, 2021 The functioning of local government in South Africa has been severely affected by the implementation of austerity policies. Such measures…
Solidarity with Abahlali BaseMjondolo and Mqapheli George Bonono
Solidarity with Abahlali BaseMjondolo and Mqapheli George Bonono Assembly of the Unemployed | Statement | 12 May 2021 The Assembly of the Unemployed (AoU) is adding its solidarity support to Abahlali BaseMjondolo in KwaZulu- Natal following the arrest of its…
‘HIV taught us a lesson we will never forget’ – Amadiba community on beating Covid-19
‘HIV taught us a lesson we will never forget’ – Amadiba community on beating Covid-19 Two decades ago the Amadiba community learned their lesson in a devastatingly hard way when they were waiting on government. They use their formidable community “bush…
The Struggle for a Community Food System
The Struggle for a Community Food System Nombulelo Sineke, Vuyokazi Made, Nohlumelo Jacobs, Siyabulela Mama and Tuletu Nombona | 23 April 2021 More than anything else the COVID – 19 pandemic has exposed the great inequalities in our society. As…
Call on Parliament to Reject the 2021 budget
Call on Parliament to Reject the 2021 Budget The 2021 Budget proposes real cuts to spending on socio-economic rights. This will have severe consequences in a time of unprecedented suffering and has to be challenged. If Parliament approves this Budget…
The Unemployed Masses Demand a Basic Income Grant Now
The Unemployed Masses Demand a Basic Income Grant Now Statement by the Assembly of the Unemployed | 23 February 2021 As Tito Mboweni prepares to deliver his 2021 Budget Speech, South Africa is in a deep state of crisis. Our…
Farewell To Karl Cloete – Former NUMSA DG
Farewell To Karl Cloete – Former NUMSA DG Unathi Vimbani | Amandla Online | January 2020 The gigantic leader of the workers and working class has left the office. Cde Karl Cloete resigned from his position of being Deputy General…
Adding insult to injury: What the poor and working class think about Tito Mboweni’s mini budget
Adding insult to injury: What the poor and working class think about Tito Mboweni’s mini budget Siya Mama and Khokhoma Motsi | Daily Maverick | 4 November 2020 As we – the Assembly of the Unemployed and our comrades in the Cry of the…
Government fails to live up to COVID-19 socio-economic relief promises, says BJC
Government fails to live up to COVID-19 socio-economic relief promises, says BJC Budget Justice Coalition | 25 June 2020 The Supplementary Budget announced by Minister of Finance Tito Mboweni on 24 June 2020, including a revised fiscal framework and spending…
We want a radical new deal that provides three million jobs – The Cry of the Xcluded
We want a radical new deal that provides three million jobs – The Cry of the Xcluded Cry of the Xcluded | DailyMaverick | 20 May, 2020 We will emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic into a global economic crisis and…
