Our members have highlighted barriers to applying for the grant, non-payments, delays with appeals and poor communication from Sassa.
Ahead of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SONA), we demand the government increase the grant and turn it into a Basic Income Grant by April 2024. President Ramaphosa should take note of the suffering of millions of people in Mzansi who live below the poverty line and the more than 300,000 people who have signed a petition in support of a Basic Income Grant in order to help those with little to no income. Read More
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
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 representa
tive. Read More
The amandla.mobi community supports the highest net wealth tax rate of between 3% and 9% because it is what is needed if we are to increase and expand social grants and take steps towards introducing Basic Income Support at a level of a living wage as well as stopping budget cuts for essential services. Read More
Over 500 000 amandla.mobi members, primarily poor Black women, signed onto our campaigns demanding that the government increase the CSG and the pensioners grant. They will continue to push for an increase, because they are fighting to keep their families fed Read More
If nutritional intervention is introduced to pregnant women early, it could have significant consequences for curbing conditions of malnutrition such as stunting. Read More
