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Urge the Minister of Finance & National Treasury to continue funding short-term work opportunities*Campaign Update* Just before the Budget Speech in February 2024, Youth Capital and amandla .mobi submitted 24,500 signatures to the Minister of Finance. Minister Godongwana announced that R7.4 billion has been identified for the Presidential Employment Initiative. https://www.iol.co.za/capetimes/news/r74bn-for-presidential-employment-initiative-90fd1a96-e515-4497-8eb1-e1a9f8f0e7d9 Youth Capital…
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Demand better mental health services for our childrenMillions of children around the country are struggling with their mental health, yet only 1 in every 10 children with a mental disorder is able to access care. We, therefore, call on the Minister of Health, Dr Joe Phaahla, to…
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Stop closed door meetings between government and big businessThe people, not profit, should govern. But some big businesses have used their power to influence decisions. From wining and dining [1] to bullying, we have seen how some big businesses have tried to stop or delay taxes [2] [3],…
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Bring back + increase R350 SRD grant until it's turned into Basic Income Support*Latest campaign update* The R350 grant was increased by R20 effective April 2024, and has been extended to March 2025. This is a step in the right direction and shows that those in power are feeling the pressure from our…
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Lindiwe, what happened to the R600 million in Rent Relief?National Department of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation do your job and urgently: 1. Prioritise tenants whose income has been most affected by the pandemic; 2. Publish the policy document detailing to whom and how the R600 million will be…
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Call on Hon. Buthelezi to extend R350 SRD grant until it's converted into Basic Income SupportMillions of our people will be impacted if the R350 SRD COVID-19 grant is not extended beyond April 2021. Many of our leaders have been talking about the long-overdue Basic Income Grant. It’s important we connect these demands. The SRD…
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Minister Patel must make COVID-19 medicines accessible to all by taking steps to #FixThePatentLawsWe 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…
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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…
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Stand with struggling farm workers. Reopen Labour Centres + class them as essential servicesWomen 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…
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Rethink the immediate roll-out of online learning by higher education institutionsWe, 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…
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Tell Government we urgently need a Child Support Grant increase of R500 for the next 6 monthsWe, 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…
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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…
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Tell Minister of Justice to ban public displays of the Apartheid flagWe call on you, Minister of Justice Michael Masutha and Director General of the Department of Justice Vusi Madonsela, to ban public displays of the Apartheid flag.
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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…
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End the Violence: Commit to a National Plan on Gender-Based ViolenceDear 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…
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Sign the campaign #DataMustFallWe 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…
