The Alternative Information and Development Centre

13/10/2026

📌𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧: Excited to see the 12th session of negotiations on the UN Treaty on Transnational Corporations and Human Rights kick off in Geneva! It’s a crucial step toward accountability and protecting rights worldwide. Read the statement from the Global Campaign to Reclaim Peoples’ Sovereignty, Dismantle Corporate Power and Stop Impunity, linked below. ⤵️

12th session of negotiations for a Binding Treaty to hold transnational corporations accountable for human rights violations start in Geneva 12 October 2026, Geneva, Switzerland Today the 12th session of negotiations of the UN Treaty to regulate transnational corporations under Human Rights law star...

12/10/2026

🚨From France to Chile, the fight against harmful budget cuts is spreading! South Africa, it's time to stand up! Join the Anti-Austerity March to Parliament on Wednesday, October 21 at 09:00 AM. Let’s demand an end to austerity and privatisation. Our communities shouldn't pay for a crisis they didn’t create! ✊🏽



Photos: Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp

06/10/2026

🎙️𝗣𝗢𝗗𝗖𝗔𝗦𝗧: Suraya Jawoodeen, AIDC Economic Justice Programme Coordinator, joined SAFM to discuss how years of underfunding have affected South Africa's fight against gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF). Listen to the interview here. ⤵️

Alternative Information and Development Centre (AIDC) says years of underfunding have undermined South Africa's fight against gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF). AIDC says government cannot keep acknowledging gender-based violence as a national crisis while treating its funding as optional. F...

06/10/2026

𝗜𝗖𝗬𝗠𝗜: The potential to raise revenue by taxing wealth and high-income earners, rather than relying on spending cuts and taxes that place a greater burden on the poor, is massive, according to a new report by the Alternative Information and Development Centre (AIDC). Read more here. ⤵️

Make the wealthy pay: AIDC lays out alternative to austerity 2nd October 2026 Simon RamapuputlaEconomy, Featured, Labour 0 The People Against Budget Cuts marched against austerity measures ahead of the budget speech earlier this year. File photo by Mzi Velapi Progressive tax reforms targeting wealth...

02/10/2026

📊 Is South Africa’s tax system at its limits, or can more be done? Today, we launched the South African Fair Tax Monitor report alongside a 5-part briefing series on tax justice. Check out our evidence-based proposals to increase tax revenue and reduce inequality, advancing tax justice and a fairer future. ⤵️

Is South Africa’s tax system at its limits, or can more be done?Read more ›

01/10/2026

The AIDC congratulates the Rural Women’s Assembly (RWA) on receiving the 2026 Right Livelihood Award for its vital work with rural women and small-scale female farmers across Southern Africa.

This recognition honours a movement championing land rights, food sovereignty, climate justice, and dignified livelihoods while building collective power against extractive economic systems.

AIDC celebrates the leadership of rural women defending their communities and natural resources, and looks forward to standing alongside RWA in its continued movement for justice and dignity across the region. ✊🏾



📸: Rural Women’s Assembly

01/10/2026

Yesterday, we submitted key tax proposals to the National Treasury for the 2027 Budget! Our recommendations aim to create a more progressive system and address economic inequality through restructuring income tax, introducing a net wealth tax, and tackling tax evasion. Read our full submission linked below. ⤵️

The AIDC submission sets out key substantive tax proposals for South Africa’s 2027 Budget. It focuses on making the tax system more progressive, mobilising critical revenue, and addressing severe economic inequality.Read more ›

29/09/2026

📌 Yesterday, we submitted our response to the Standing Committee on Finance regarding the 2026 draft Rates and Monetary Amounts Bill, the draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill, and the draft Tax Administration Laws Amendment Bill. While we welcome certain provisions, we oppose measures that benefit higher-income earners and increase inequality. We advocate for progressive reforms to tackle these issues. Click the link below to read our full submission. ⤵️

The AIDC submission to Parliament's Standing Committee on Finance addresses the 2026 draft Rates, Taxation Laws Amendment (TLAB), and Tax Administration Laws Amendment (TALAB) Bills.Read more ›

25/09/2026

Heritage Day in Mtolani (Xolobeni). THIS IS WHAT RURAL COMMUNITIES ARE PROTECTING AGAINST LAND GRAB AND FALSE DEVELOPMENT. Local food to over 400 guests and performers from all over Amadiba and even Bizana. Nothing from the shop. Green pap, isigwaqani (beans & millie-meal), umqavunyeko (fresh beans & fresh maize, not grinded, directly from the garden) pumpkin, umqombothi (traditional b**r), sweet potatoes. Missing in picture but also served on the day: local chicken, fish and cray fish.

22/09/2026

🎥 𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛: Uncover the truth behind tax statistics! The South African Tax Justice Working Group debunks myths about who bears the tax burden and reveals the realities of VAT and personal income tax. Understand employment, earnings, and fair taxation. ✊🏽




🔗 Watch the full seminar here: https://bit.ly/4hC1cYp