As we commemorate Women’s Month, let’s stand together in support of victims of gender-based violence: Join us at Sebokeng Court to stand with the family of Relebohile Mofokeng
It has been five months since the brutal murder of Relebohile Mofokeng (19), who was sexually assaulted and suffocated to death. As we observe #WomensMonth, we need to remind our leaders that our justice system has to serve women; perpetrators should not feel emboldened to continue to harm due to the backlogs and failures of […]
President Ramaphosa, our demands for SONA are clear
As amandla.mobi, we believe President Ramaphosa has broken his 2022 SONA commitment to “leave no one behind” as millions of people struggle to put food on the table and travel to look for work. amandla.mobi Campaigner Tlou Seopa said the time to debate whether or not a Basic Income Grant should be introduced is over. […]
SASSA and Presidency under fire as hundreds demand Basic Income Grant at SONA
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). On Thursday, 2 February 2023, protesters marched to the Union Buildings to call on President Ramaphosa to address their social grant demands when […]
Communities to march to Union Buildings to demand a Basic Income Grant on Thursday, 2 February 2023, at 10 am
Ahead of President Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SONA), members of the amandla.mobi community and other community organisations will be marching to the Union Buildings to demand that government fixes all R350 SRD grant issues, increases the grant, and turns it into a Basic Income Grant by April 2024. Over 300,000 people have signed […]
Stop closed door meetings between government and big business
In a democracy, it should be the people who govern – not profits. However, Koketso Moeti, amandla.mobi Executive Director, told a 13 October 2022 media briefing that some big businesses are using their power to protect their profits at the expense of people in South Africa. “We’ve seen big businesses use their power to influence […]
Litigation against the government over the unfair regulations that govern the social distress relief grant
Our organisations are launching litigation against the government over the unfair regulations that govern the social distress relief (SRD)grant. We are challenging the arbitrary means test, of R350, which deprives millions of people in need of government assistance, and rolls back the right to social assistance for hundreds of thousands who qualified for this assistance […]
Presidency receives over 300,000 signatures in support of basic income ahead of SONA
amandla.mobi invites the media to attend the delivery of the Basic Income Support petition to a presidency representative at 12 pm today outside the Parliament building in Cape Town. The petition is being run by amandla.mobi and Black Sash and has been endorsed by many organisations. The petition calls for the immediate implementation of Basic […]
Signatures of 58 000 people calling for extension and increase of the R350 SRD Grant handed over to Presidency representative
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 representative. The campaign echoes the demands being made by many organisations such as Black Sash that the R350 SRD grant is increased to at least the food poverty line of […]
Over 49 000 people call on the government to tax the rich to support pro-poor interventions
Ahead of Minister Tito Mboweni’s budget speech, community advocacy organisation amandla.mobi submit a campaign calling for the rich to be taxed to realise interventions that will help millions of people in Mzansi who are struggling to survive the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Supported by over 49 000 people, the campaign’s key demands are an […]
Demand for a 13th cheque for the Gogos
Even before COVID-19, a large number of South African residents were struggling to make ends meet and that is why they were demanding that grant amounts increase to afford basic needs. At amandla.mobi, our campaigns to demand a 13th cheque for the Gogos and an increase of R500 for the Child Support Grant were signed […]
Top-ups should have been made permanent
Amandla.mobi is disappointed that all top-ups are coming to an end as of November. The lockdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in job losses and put many families on the brink of hunger1. Analysis of the NIDS-CRAM data2 shows that the top-ups and the newly introduced grants were pro-poor and curbed hunger3. Over […]
South African premier of LGBTIQ film Under the Rainbow
Join Nigerian lesbian filmmaker Pamela Adie at AFDA in Braamfontein Werf on October 12, 2019, for the first ever South African public screening of her film documentary, ‘Under the Rainbow’. While there are signs of progress, such as the recent decriminalisation of homosexuality in Botswana, life for the LGBTIQ community in many African states remains […]
Community advocacy organisation, amandla.mobi welcomes the service charter regulations announced by ICASA
Today, communications authority ICASA released its final regulations to support bringing down the cost of communication. As an organisation that concerned primarily with issues affecting the lives of low-income Black women, our primary focus on the regulations has been on issues around mobile data in particular. Because South Africa’s network operators don’t work in good […]
amandla.mobi sets its eyes on ICASA to bring down data prices and protect consumers
Lack of affordable data will hold people back from access to critical services in this digital age, says community advocacy group amandla.mobi. amandla.mobi has welcomed proposed regulations from the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) to support bringing down the cost of data access and communication. As an organisation whose work is focused on […]
amandla.mobi supports the call for a National Strategic Plan on gender-based violence
On the 8th August amandla.mobi together with Sonke Gender Justice attempted to handover a campaign, supported by over 3, 000 people, calling for a commitment to the development and implementation of a National Strategic Plan on Gender-Based Violence (GBV). The Minister was attending the ‘SheEO Sleepout’ on the day the campaign was to be delivered. […]
Community organisation calls for Robertson Winery to be pulled from WineX
The Rand Merchant Bank WineX Festival kicks off on Wednesday, 26 October 2016 at the Sandton Convention Centre where Robertson Winery will exhibit its products – on the same day that will mark the 9th week of the Robertson Winery’s workers strike for a living wage. Workers are currently earning between R2,900 – R3,500 before […]
Bring Back Leigh-Ann
Amandla.mobi slams interception of the Women’s Boat to Gaza and calls for the release of the women on board, including South African Leigh-Ann Naidoo. Community organisation is aware of the interception by Israel of the Women’s Boat to Gaza (WBG), a group of women who are sailing in an attempt to break the illegal Israeli […]
Victory: ICASA rules against the SABC’s censorship decision
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has ruled that the South Africa Broadcasting Corporation’s (SABC) resolution to ban coverage of protest action must be withdrawn immediately and it has been given seven days to comply with the binding ruling. Failure to comply would lead to the revoking of the SABC’s broadcast licence. This […]
