Zimbabwe’s economy must serve citizens, not just ruling elites. With bewilderment, the country has watched extravagant wedding celebrations of the politically connected. Their newlyweds have been showered with millions of US dollars in cash, along with lavish gifts, and properties worth millions as well. These are the symptoms of a broken economic system that urgently needs fixing.
Fight Inequality Alliance (FIA) Zambia warns that political violence is stealing the nation’s focus from the real crisis: the rising cost of living.FIA warns that violence only deepens divisions among the very people already bearing the brunt of economic hardships. The current economic and political climate demands collective attention to champion pro‑people policies not rhetoric that serves elites and corporations.
The biggest oil companies on earth have just reported their profits for the last three months, and the numbers are staggering. They come from a spike in the price of oil, driven by wars in Iran and Ukraine, that pushed up the cost of filling a tank and heating a home. Your bills went up. Their profits went up. These are not two separate stories. They are the same money, moving between two pockets. You paid for the war at the pump and in your bills.
Fight Inequality Alliance (FIA) Pakistan stands in solidarity with people of Azad Kashmir region who are demanding action on increases in the cost of flour, electricity, and sharing of profits from the region’s hydropower. FIA is concerned with reports in the Guardian and elsewhere that more than 30 people were killed during a peaceful march Monday 28 June. The internet has been shut down in the region.