We refuse to celebrate our hardship and your relief April 24 Statement by Cry of the Xcluded Nearly one month into South Africa’s lockdown, the vast majority in society faces tremendous suffering and hardship. We have no income, we are scrounging for food, we are harassed by the police and SANDF, we are subjected to … Read more We refuse to celebrate our hardship and your relief
Nothing radical or significant for the poor in Government stimulus package MAY 2020 The Government’s announcement of a R500-billion stimulus package in the wake of the Covid pandemic is hardly a radical economic shift for the people, notes the TCOE in a statement in response to the President’s announcement. While the measures announced might put … Read more Nothing radical or significant in Government stimulus package
Coastal Links activists face water crisis and access to fishing grounds May 2020 Eastern Cape Inyanda affiliate, Coastal Links, reports that coastal communities in the province have the added lockdown burdens of access to adequate water supply, as well as access to local fishing grounds for food supply. In early April three youths from the … Read more Coastal Links activists face water crisis and access to fishing grounds
Western Cape activists roll out aid and support during lock-down May 2020 Mawubuye and CSAAWU activists in the Western Cape have been hard at work – and on the road – during the COVID-19 lock-down to provide emergency aid to impoverished farm workers and support to small scale farmers. Among the aid has been vegetable … Read more Western Cape activists roll out aid and support during lock-down
Inyanda trying to get around food and farming challenges in Eastern Cape May 2020 Inyanda affiliates in the Eastern Cape have in recent years been at the forefront of advancing agro-ecology and empowering small farmers in the production of food. A training and testing site in Berlin at the offices of Ilizwi Lafama, is also … Read more food and farming challenges in the Eastern Cape
Media Statement 4 March 2020 Call for government to probe farmworker death Khanyisa Educational and Development Project, an affiliate of Inyanda Land Movement, has called on the Department of Labour to conduct a full investigation into the death of a farmworker on a citrus farm near Patensie in the Eastern Cape. Rowado Pakamisa died on … Read more Call for government to probe farmworker death
MEDIA STATEMENT 24 March 2020 Covid-19 Crisis in the Republic of South Africa The Inyanda National Land Movement supports the announcement by our President Cyril Ramaphosa, in calling for a 21 day lockdown of South Africa starting at mid-night on Thursday 26th, March 2020. We supported it because we think that … Read more Covid-19 Crisis in the Republic of South Africa
Media Release 9 April 2020 Commercial farmers dice with the lives of workers It is with grave sadness that CSAAWU has learnt of the fatal accident on the N1 earlier this week in which nine farm workers lost their lives. The accident happened between De Doorns and Touwsriver when the workers were being transported on … Read more Commercial farmers dice with lives of workers
Media Statement 23 April 2020 The National Trust for Community Outreach and Education [TCOE] statement on South Africa’s stimulus package as announced by President Ramaphosa on 21 April 2020. COVID-19 represents a global social and economic crisis unseen in a 100-years, and South Africa is not immune to that. As TCOE, we acknowledge the deep … Read more Statement on South Africa’s stimulus package