Union Against Hunger (UAH) and HEALA – #FoodPricesMustFall #StoptheHungerViolence
The Union Against Hunger (UAH) and the Healthy Living Alliance (HEALA), together with leading civilsociety organisations (Socio-Economic Rights Institute (SERI), Abahlali baseMjondolo, Treatment ActionCampaign (TAC), and Amandla.mobi) and labour (South African Federation of Trade Unions & the Food andAllied Workers Union) leaders, invite the media to an important media briefing on 26 May 2026 @11am […]
Minister Buti Manamela fails to provide a way forward for NATED programme students
Community organisation amandla.mobi urgently calls on Minister Buti Manamela to take immediate action and acknowledge the pressing concerns raised by students in their petition regarding funding for in-service training. The Department of Higher Education’s plan to phase out the NATED programme in favour of the new Occupational Qualifications has left current NATED students in a […]
Statement on the SAHRC national investigative hearing into the food systems of South Africa
We congratulate the SAHRC on these first steps to end the crime of hunger in South Africa. The hearings will hear evidence from a range of UAH members and civil society coalitions, including the Just Transition in Food Systems and the Universal Basic Income Coalition; SERI and Section27; the Association for Rural Advancement, amandla.mobi and others.
Basic Income Grant: an urgent case to the president and national treasury
Amandla.mobi, in collaboration with Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA), hosted a panel discussion on Wednesday, 28 January 2026, to make a case for a Universal Basic Income Grant to President Ramaphosa and the National Treasury ahead of the 2026 SONA and Budget Speech. You can read more about it in the report here.
Minister Parks Tau, you cannot allow gambling companies to sponsor the responsible gambling summit
The gambling crisis is driving debt and addiction, which is destroying lives. South Africa needs a regulator who will stand up to the industry, but instead, the National Gambling Board is taking money from gambling companies to sponsor a summit.
2025 fellows announcement
(From Top Left to Bottom Right) Orthalia Kunene, Nonkululeko Radebe, Thabile Mdhluli, Mpho Masilo, Rina Mankoele Lekoloane and Asanda Bikitsha. The 6 fellows will spend the next four months being trained and equipped with campaigning skills and tools so that we can better support amandla.mobi members like you to win more campaigns for justice. We look […]
We asked everyday people what they want the national dialogue to prioritise. This is what they said.
Ahead of the National Dialogue, we asked over 300,000 people, primarily black women from low-income backgrounds, what should be prioritised at the National Dialogue. The following are the top three issues they are worried about. 1. Unpaid and inadequate social grants Social grants continue to be a lifeline for millions. Our members, who 84% are […]
2024 fellows announcement
(From Top Left to Bottom Right) Anathi Siyasi, Nozipho Ntshingila, Sonia Mzunga, Tshegofatso Matsha, Nomzamo Octavia Ngcobo, Aphelele Mkhangwana The 6 fellows will spend the next four months being trained and equipped with campaigning skills and tools so that we can better support amandla.mobi members like you to win more campaigns for justice. We look forward […]
Social grant recipients concerned Pres Ramaphosa has not kept his R350 commitment
Community organisation amandla.mobi says that hundreds of its members have said they have still not been paid their R350 grant for April. According to SASSA’s Post Office payment schedule, payments started on 1 April 2022, but according to grant recipient Kgothatso, they have not been paid and haven’t gotten any answer from Sassa: “I went […]