
Alternative Information and Development Centre
@aidc_rsa
The Alternative Information and Development Centre is focused on fighting for a just transition to a low-carbon, wage-led, sustainable and equitable economy.
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MEDIA STATEMENT: UBIC has urgently written to Parliament Portfolio Committee on Social Development, warning that National National Treasury new budget conditions for SASSA could plunge millions of South Africa’s most vulnerable into deeper poverty and exclusion.





🚨𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧: AIDC expresses deep concern over the World Bank’s approval of a $1.5 billion loan to South Africa. This move, backed by National Treasury, signals a troubling shift towards the privatisation of essential public assets and services. Read our full statement linked






📻 | The AIDC is concerned about the World Bank’s $1.5 billion loan to South Africa, arguing it prioritises private investors over public interests and economic sovereignty. Andile Zulu, AIDC Energy Democracy Program Officer, discusses the implications. Listen to the

🌟 The wait is over! 🎉 #REFAFEST is back after a brief pause! Join us for a day of bold ideas and radical alternatives on 5 September at University of Johannesburg. Don't miss out! 🚀✨



✍️🏾ICYMI: Amidst the political debates on education and land reform, the GNU remains focused on structural reforms that risk deepening our reliance on costly private investment for public infrastructure, writes Andile Zulu. #EconomicPolicy #Privatisation


🚨 Spotlight on Resource Justice! 📰 Our Executive Director Farai Maguwu is quoted in this powerful feature article exposing the underbelly of Zimbabwe’s extractive industry. From environmental degradation to displaced communities, the piece calls for accountability and justice in



Social Development and SASSA are hiding behind semantics to dodge scrutiny over the punitive measures they are carrying out at the behest of National Treasury #SASSA #SASSACrisis 🧵

