President Ramaphosa, our demands for SONA are clear
As amandla.mobi, we believe President Ramaphosa has broken his 2022 SONA commitment to “leave no one behind” as millions of people struggle to put food on the table and travel to look for work. amandla.mobi Campaigner Tlou Seopa said the time to debate whether or not a Basic Income Grant should be introduced is over. […]
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). On Thursday, 2 February 2023, protesters marched to the Union Buildings to call on President Ramaphosa to address their social grant demands when […]
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. Over 300,000 people have signed […]
Stop closed door meetings between government and big business
In a democracy, it should be the people who govern – not profits. However, Koketso Moeti, amandla.mobi Executive Director, told a 13 October 2022 media briefing that some big businesses are using their power to protect their profits at the expense of people in South Africa. “We’ve seen big businesses use their power to influence […]
Stop closed-door meetings between government and big business
The people, not profit, should govern. But some big businesses have used their power to influence decisions.
Ministers confronted by R350 grant applicants outside Social Sector Summit
On Thursday, 4 August 2022, members of the amandla.mobi community protested outside the Presidential Social Sector Summit in Boksburg. Protesters demanded that the Department of Social Development urgently fixes R350 grant problems because Sassa had stopped paying the grant to millions. They also highlighted barriers to applying for the grant, non-payments, delays with appeals and poor communication from Sassa. Holding huge letters and placards, protesters also communicated their demand to turn the R350 grant into a Basic Income Grant funded by taxing the rich.
Litigation against the government over the unfair regulations that govern the social distress relief grant
Our organisations are launching litigation against the government over the unfair regulations that govern the social distress relief (SRD)grant. We are challenging the arbitrary means test, of R350, which deprives millions of people in need of government assistance, and rolls back the right to social assistance for hundreds of thousands who qualified for this assistance […]
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 […]
Presidency receives over 300,000 signatures in support of basic income ahead of SONA
amandla.mobi invites the media to attend the delivery of the Basic Income Support petition to a presidency representative at 12 pm today outside the Parliament building in Cape Town. The petition is being run by amandla.mobi and Black Sash and has been endorsed by many organisations. The petition calls for the immediate implementation of Basic […]
Results of R350 survey show SASSA must act
On 1 October 2021, we launched a survey to gather the necessary evidence to expose the main problems and show SASSA that they must act.
Social Grants Survey
For years we have campaigned for social grant increases. But it’s not just the amount of money that is not enough, there are lots of problems applying for and receiving social grants. amandla.mobi is not connected to SASSA or DSD and cannot help each person with their problems getting their social grant.
But what we can do is come together and demand SASSA address issues with social grants. But we need evidence. That’s why we’re asking people to share their experiences by completing our survey.
R350 Grant Survey
Together we helped force President Ramaphosa to bring back the R350 grant. But the grant was not increased, and many people are still having problems getting the grant.
We are a small NGO, so we cannot help each person get it. But what amandla.mobi can do, is demand that SASSA fixes the problems people are having. We need more information about these problems to show SASSA that they must urgently act. That’s why we’re asking members of our community, people like you, to share your experiences by doing our survey.
Signatures of 58 000 people calling for extension and increase of the R350 SRD Grant handed over to Presidency representative
At the Union Buildings, the signatures of over 58 000 in support of extending and increasing the R350 grant were handed over to a Presidency representative. The campaign echoes the demands being made by many organisations such as Black Sash that the R350 SRD grant is increased to at least the food poverty line of […]
Over 49 000 people call on the government to tax the rich to support pro-poor interventions
Ahead of Minister Tito Mboweni’s budget speech, community advocacy organisation amandla.mobi submit a campaign calling for the rich to be taxed to realise interventions that will help millions of people in Mzansi who are struggling to survive the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Supported by over 49 000 people, the campaign’s key demands are an […]
Icasa needs a shake-up
Regulators must ensure that their processes are user-friendly, functional and accessible, otherwise what’s the point?
Demand for a 13th cheque for the Gogos
Even before COVID-19, a large number of South African residents were struggling to make ends meet and that is why they were demanding that grant amounts increase to afford basic needs. At amandla.mobi, our campaigns to demand a 13th cheque for the Gogos and an increase of R500 for the Child Support Grant were signed […]
A case for Basic Income Support
The Covid-19 pandemic has had devastating financial consequences on many households in Mzansi. The cost of food continues to rise, unemployment is rising and many people are unable to generate income.
Survey Results: Which workers employers are putting workers at risk
Employers are responsible for ensuring that they provide safe working conditions for their employees by taking all necessary COVID-19 precautions.
Government Covid-19 relief efforts have failed the poor
The government’s response to COVID-19 has laid bare a number of truths that existed prior to the start of the pandemic: high levels of inequality and high levels of unemployment (currently at 30% and projected to increase to 50%).
Help save lives during this gravest of crises – zero-rate the local news sites
Mobile network operators should zero-rate local news sites during this crisis. Potentially life-saving information should be available to everyone, even if they cannot afford to pay to access it.
A proposed plan for a social pedagogy alternative in the time of a pandemic
We are educators in the post-school education sector across South Africa. We have come together in various fora over the past month to discuss principles, practices and possibilities for learning and teaching in South Africa during and after the COVID-19 Global Disaster.