2024 Campaigner fellows
The moment has arrived!! We are super excited to announce our 2024 campaigner fellows, who are (From Top Left to Bottom Right) Sonia Mzunga, Anathi… Read More
Author Archives: Tebogo Gabang
Minister Godongwana’s move to increase the VAT is an attack on the marginalised majority
Community organisation, amandla.mobi, is disappointed and concerned that Finance Minister Godongwana has continued with his aggressive move to ‘increase the VAT rate by half-a percentage point in 2025/26, and by another half-a-percentage point in the following year’. Read More
Why are South African classrooms and children becoming fast food billboards?
Joint Civil Society Statement As civil society organisations committed to food justice, children’s health and education rights, we are alarmed by the recent… Read More
As we commemorate Women’s Month, let’s stand together in support of victims of gender-based violence: Join us at Sebokeng Court to stand with the family of Relebohile Mofokeng
Women and children continue to die while the President refuses to be a champion of a strong GBVF bill. President Ramaphosa has to do right by all women and children living in this country and give justice to victims of Gender-Based Violence Read More
OP-ED: KOKETSO MOETI AND LASWET SAVADYE: Consolidation in telecom sector poses risk to consumer welfare
As fibre becomes more accessible, mobile network operators are joining the race to consolidation in the telecom sector, but this poses a risk to consumer welfare. Read More
OP-ED: South Africa’s cancelling of Covid criminal records must be just the start
More should be done to address the barriers posed by having a criminal record, beyond those relating to the Covid-19 restrictions. Expunging records would not only offer people second chances but would give political life to the 2008 legislation to achieve what it set out to do. There are a few ways the state can do more to help people turn their lives around. Read More
SASSA and Presidency under fire as hundreds demand Basic Income Grant at SONA
On Thursday, 2 February 2023, protesters marched to the Union Buildings to call on President Ramaphosa to address their social grant demands when he delivers his State of the Nation Address (SONA). Read More
Communities to march to Union Buildings to demand a Basic Income Grant on Thursday, 2 February 2023, at 10 am
Ahead of President Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SONA), members of the amandla.mobi community and other community organisations will be marching to the Union Buildings to demand that government fixes all R350 SRD grant issues, increases the grant, and turns it into a Basic Income Grant by April 2024 Read More
OP-ED: Big business must end its interference in government decision-making
In a democracy, public interest should be centred on decision-making processes and not profits. Yet in South Africa, too often big businesses, industry bodies and their proxies regularly use their huge resources and a variety of strategies to influence bureaucrats and politicians to make decisions that put profit ahead of people. Read More
Industry Interference – Stop closed door meetings between government and big business
Industry interference is the practice of big businesses, industry bodies and their proxies using resources and strategies to influence bureaucrats and politicians to make decisions that put profit ahead of people. This includes strategies to dilute, delay and delegitimise any regulations, laws or taxes so big businesses can maximise and protect their profits. Read More