Khokhisa abacebile intela ukuze kunyuswe isibonelelo somphakathi, kukhokhelwe imigomo futhi kuqedwe ukuncishiswa kwezabelomali
Tax the rich to increase social grants, pay for vaccines & stop budget cuts
Say no to Treasury cutting the CCMA’s budget
Minister Patel must make COVID-19 medicines accessible to all by taking steps to #FixThePatentLaws
We call on Minister Ebrahim Patel to help South Africa fight COVID-19 by taking steps to #FixThePatentLaws. The Fix The Patent Laws Coalition, a group of over 40 organisations, has called on the South African government to take the following steps to help fight COVID-19: – Put a temporary moratorium on granting patents on COVID-19 […]
Call on MEC Boshielo to provide scholar transport for Limpopo learners to collect meals
Coronavirus, here’s what mobile networks should do
Basic Income Support for people aged 18 to 59 NOW!
We call on the government to fulfil its constitutional and international obligation to provide social security by providing social assistance for those aged 18 – 59, including caregivers who receive the child support grant. Now more than ever this is important, as we face deepening levels of unemployment and other effects of the Covid-19 pandemic […]
Make schools safe before they re-open
Stand with struggling farm workers. Reopen Labour Centres + class them as essential services
Women on Farms Project (WFP) wrote to Minister Nxesi on 1 April and 27 April, calling for the reopening of Labour Centres. Minister Nxesi has not responded to our letters. Since the start of the lockdown, farm women have reported their growing inability to feed their families because they have not received their UIF payments. […]
Rethink the immediate roll-out of online learning by higher education institutions
We, a group of concerned academics, civil society leaders, lecturers, university administrators, students and everyday people, appeal to you to consider our call to stop the immediate roll-out of all online teaching platforms by higher education institutions. Majority of students or staff from low-income backgrounds do not have the means to make this move right […]
Tell Government we urgently need a Child Support Grant increase of R500 for the next 6 months
We, a group of concerned academics, civil society leaders, development partners and everyday people, appeal to you to consider our call for an urgent increase to the value of the Child Support Grant (CSG) by R500 for a period of six months. This measure is critical to mitigate the devastating impact of COVID-19 on children, […]
Demand a NHI that works for the people
*Note that we have now included 160,000 names in support of an NHI that works for the people, that joined via our USSD codes, of which 3000 are detailed submissions* You have the power to shape the NHI to deliver quality healthcare for all. But we have to act now, we only have until Friday […]
Tell Pres. Ramaphosa to give pensioners R2500 and a 13th cheque in December
*Campaign update* Gogos from PMB joined by other pensioners organizations from all over Gauteng held a sit-in at the National Treasury offices in Tshwane. They delivered their demands and more than 51 000 of your signatures to Treasury. They are now waiting for Minister Mboweni to respond ahead of his 2020 Budget Speech. We the […]
End the Violence: Commit to a National Plan on Gender-Based Violence
Dear Minister Bathabile Dlamini, We call on you to commit to a National Strategic Plan on Gender-Based Violence (GBV). This plan must focus on better service delivery for victims of violence, address the critical primary prevention aspect of GBV and the roll-out of prevention programmes that should address harmful gender norms and masculinity and equitable […]
Sign the campaign #DataMustFall
We the people and consumers of Mzansi are tired of being ripped off by mobile networks. We demand a cut in the cost of data, especially for the poor majority and for an end to data, airtime and SMS bundles expiring after 30 days. We call on the ICASA, the Portfolio Committee on Telecommunications and […]