Illicit Financial Flows
The African continent loses billions of US-Dollars each year due to illicit financial flows. IFFs result in increased inequality and poverty. Watch Video
Anti-Mining Activists to picket outside Parliament!
Statement by The Right to Say No and People’s Dialogue Cape Town, 6 February 2023 From today through to 9 February, transnational mining corporations from around the world will gather in Cape Town for their annual Mining Indaba. The purpose…
We condemn the brutal slaying of Comrade Thulani Maseko and demand justice be served
Statement by the Southern Africa and the Global Campaign to Dismantle Corporate Power Cape Town, 25 January 2023 – It is with deep anger and sadness that we learned of the brutal murder of our comrade and friend Thulani Maseko…
Dismantle Corporate Power Dictionary
We have compiled a working list of definitions and terminology to equip community activists with language and understanding to challenge extractivism and dismantle corporate power. This dictionary is brought to you by the Alternative Information and Development Centre in partnership…
Press Statement: UN Support for International Tax Reform is a Major Step Forward for Economic Justice!
The United Nations published a report by Secretary-General António Guterres today, in which he signals his support for multilateral negotiations on international tax reform under the auspices of the United Nations. This is a huge step forward for international tax…
Communities’ ‘right to say no’ must be enshrined in the Binding Treaty!
Last month, the Alternative Information and Development Centre together with the Centre for Applied Legal Studies and Lawyers for Human Rights hosted a two-day indaba on the UN Binding Treaty on Business and Human Rights in Johannesburg. The theme was:…
$750 Million World Bank Loan Myths
On 21 January 2022, the World Bank approved a $750 million (~R11.4 billion) loan to assist the South African fiscus. As part of the Bank’s “development policy loan” (DPL) programme, this loan is expected to have an interest rate of…
