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PMBEJD in the print media – influencing public discourse and building power for structural change
MAY 2019
April 2019
- 18 April 2019, The Citizen, Mboweni’s cake flour zero-VAT plan backfires on the poor
- 17 April 2019, Business Day, Zero-rating VAT plan is completely inadequate, civil society group says
- 6 April 2019, The Mercury, Durban residents petition to stop tariff increases
- 4 April 2019, The Mercury, Eskom’s latest hike will ‘wipe out’ R80 grant increase
- 1 April 2019, Health-E News, #FreeToBleed: Zero-rating and free pads to start in South Africa
March 2019
February 2019
- 21 February 2019, The Witness, Downward Spiral Continues,
- 21 February 2019, Martizburg Sun, City grannies want December bonuses,
- 21 February 2019, The Mercury, #Budget2019: Motorists will be hit hardest from Budget Speech,
- 21 February 2019, The Mercury, #Budget2019: ‘We can’t survive on paltry R80 increase’,
- 7 February 2019, Mail & Guardian, Mr President, the old-age pension is an investment, not a burden
- 6 February 2019, Times Live, Pensioners: Dear Mr President, we want a 13th cheque
- 4 February 2019, Business Day, Minimum wage exemptions will leave workers worse off than before, NGO says
December 2018
November 2018
- 18 November 2018, City Press, Pensioners demand 13th cheque,
- 12 November 2018, The Witness, The ACTUAL cost of living,
- 9 November 2018, Isolezwe Abadala bafuna ukuholelwa ibhonasi ngoDesemba,
- 2 November 2018, The Mercury, Could electricity price hikes lead to meter tampering?
- 1 November 2018, ENCA, Pensioners demand increase to deal with high cost of living,
- 1 November 2018, The Mercury, LOOK: Pensioners ask Parliament committee for grant increase,
- 1 November 2018, Cape Times, KZN Pensioners address Parliament over pay-outs,
October 2018
- 31 October 2018, The Witness, Gogos call for better pension,
- 25 October 2018, Power FM MTBPS: Gogos want Christmas bonus from Tito Mboweni,
- 25 October 2018, The Star Late Edition, VAT Scrapped on Essentials: Mboweni announces zero-rating on sanitary towels, cake flour and bread flour from April,
- 24 October 2018, The Post, Too poor to put food on the table,
- 18 October 2018, The Mercury,Food prices on the rise,
- 17 October 2018, Maritzburg Sun, ‘Line between hunger and anger growing thinner’
- 16 October 2018, Moneyweb, World Food Day: Outlook for food security has not improved,
- 16 October 2018, IOL News, Government urged to avert crisis as poverty levels ‘accelerate’
- 16 October 2018, Destiny Magazine, Hunger and anger related, says advocacy group on #WorldFoodDay
- 4 October 2018, Daily News, How latest #FuelHike will hit the poor
September 2018
- 21 September 2018 ,DGMT, Why we need big business to make bold moves and get behind this simple super food
- 13 September 2018, Daily Maverick, Zero-rating foods, petrol price hikes supercharge a debate day
- 12 September 2018, Business Day, Lobby groups and NGOs try to convince Parliament to zero rate chicken
- 12 September 2018, Fin24, VAT: Give us the chicken, organization appeal to Parliament
- 12 September 2018, Fin24, 7 things treasury, parliament must consider as they expand the list of zero-vat items.
- 3 September 2018, Daily Maverick (By Health-e News) Thousands go hungry after mismanagement of food relief,
- 2 September 2018 ,City Press. Editorial: Food wars begin,
August 2018
- 19 August 2018, in City Press & FIN24, Starved by the price of food,
- 13 August 2018,in Business Live, Food crisis is much bigger than simply tinkering with zero-rating VAT,
- 13 August 2018, in Times Live, VAT zero-rating not the best way to help the poor‚ warn experts,
- 12 August 2018, in Inter Press News Agency, How the Lack of Affordable Vegetables is Creating a Billion-Dollar Obesity Epidemic in South Africa,
July 2018
