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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… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More