The government’s admission that austerity does not work is a small victory for social movements that have long fought against these policies.
Tax the rich, not the poor
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Samancor and the dark side of foreign investment
The story of Samancor Chrome is a textbook case of how “investor-friendly” policymaking has enabled corporate plunder, at the cost of long-term development.
Austerity is a feminist issue in South Africa
Austerity is not just a short-term inconvenience; it has lasting consequences for gender equality.
For a Basic Income Grant and against austerity
The calls for a Universal Basic Income Guarantee (UBIG) by academics, trade unions, and popular movements, such as the Universal Basic Income Coalition (UBIC) are mounting. There is growing local and international evidence that cash transfers can address some of the...
AIDC Statement on ANC Response to COSATU/Civil Society Conference
3 November 2010As one of the participant organisations at the 28-29 October 2010 COSATU-convened conference with civil society, the Alternative Information and Development Centre (www.aidc.org.za and www.amandla.org.za) is extremely disappointed with the official...
The Crises of Civilisation – Towards a Post-Carbon Economy
The Crises of Civilisation - Towards a Post-Carbon Economy18 – 20 October 2010Heia Safari Ranch, Johannesburg The Cape Town-based Alternate Information and Development Centre (AIDC), together with the Latin American-based Peoples Dialogue will be hosting a Crisis of...
AIDC Research ‘Unsteadies’ South Africa’s Reserve Bank
In an unprecedented move by the South African Reserve Bank, a senior bank official has responded to an article entitled “Inflation targeting retards growth” which is the brainchild of Dick Forslund and Mazibuko Jara from the Alternative Information and Development...
Media is Its Own Worst News, Says Zuma Aide
Zizi Kodwa, President Jacob Zuma's special adviser on communications, says the South African media is in denial about its own shortcomings. The real threat to SA media freedom would not be the proposed Media Appeals Tribunal but the media's denial that it had serious...
Popular Organisations Vow to Fight for a Unified National Health System
The Alternative Information and Development Centre (AIDC) together with the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu), Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) and the Peoples Health Movement (PHM) held a very successful seminar on the proposed National Health Insurance...