National Shutdown: We demand an end to austerity!
The Assembly of the Unemployed (AoU) will be joining the #NationalShutdown on Wednesday, 24 August 2022 to demand tangible solutions…
AOU Youth Day Statement – Young people are excluded from enjoying the fruits of our democracy!
It’s been 46 years since the South African youth revolted against the policies of the Apartheid government especially the imposition…
Statement: The Nelson Mandela Bay Water Crisis Committee is appalled by Municipality’s hypocrisy
The Nelson Mandela Bay Water Crisis Committee is appalled by the hypocrisy of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, to say…
UnFreedom Day: We demand an end to austerity!
28 years into our democracy, the poor and the marginalised continue to live in inhumane conditions as the South African…
Budget 2022/3: Tell no lies, claim no easy victories!
“Accordingly, we have decided to keep money in the pockets of South Africans.“ – Minister Enoch Godongwana This is an…
Budget Day Statement from the Assembly of the Unemployed & the Cry of the Xcluded!
Preceding the hard lockdown, millions of South Africans were living below the food poverty level. The hard lockdown resulted in…
Civil society urges Ramaphosa to implement permanent grant
This article below was originally published by iol.co.za By Kailene Pillay The Assembly of the Unemployed and other civic organisations have continued…
Statement: The Assembly of the Unemployed urges President Ramaphosa to implement a Basic Income Grant!
The Assembly of the Unemployed (AoU) is disappointed to learn that President Cyril Ramaphosa’s economic advisory council has warned against…
Reject the proposed family grant
OAU’s Siyabulela Mama rejects to Finance Minister’s proposal that the COVID-19 social relief of distress grant be terminated and replaced…
South Africa’s Widespread Corruption Is the Rotten Fruit of Apartheid
BYAYANDA KOTA for AIC, 24 March 2021 Every week in South Africa, corruption dominates the headlines — with new arrests or…