Analysis and commentary from across the Alliance.
Economic summits in Washington, DC rarely provoke much interest on the streets of Khartoum or Karachi. The Spring Meetings of the IMF and the World Bank, held in the United States capital during April 10-16, were no exception. Listening to…
The New Independent Militant Workers Union (NIMWU) in South Africa, an affiliate of the Fighting Inequality Alliance South Africa, is pledging our support and solidarity to the movements locally and internationally against the World Economic Forum (WEF). Since inception, this…
Rising inequality has been an inescapable phenomenon of global economic development over the past 200 years. Per the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, growing inequality affects 70% of the global population and threatens “long-term social and economic development, [harming] poverty…
This is how one of the doors of a classroom at Chindenga High School in mining host Mutoko District in Mashonaland East Province, Zimbabwe looks like. The door is balanced by a stone due to the absence of a functioning…
This week, Zimbabweans were forced again to grapple with sad news of industrial action by medical practitioners in the public health sector. The news comes at a time when memories of a story carried in The Herald of 5 September…
In a statement yesterday, FIA Zimbabwe urged the government to concentrate on ending socio-economic inequalities saying: “Is Davos a priority with all the economic woes citizens are facing at home?” FIA Zimbabwe national co-ordinator Angellah Mandoreba told NewsDay that as a lobby…
According to The Herald, Zimbabwe has once again been invited to participate at the annual World Economic Forum (WEF), hosted in Davos, Switzerland from 22-26 May 2022 under the theme ‘Working together, Restoring Trust.’ Whilst Fight Inequality Alliance- Zimbabwe acknowledges…
22nd April 2022 The last two IPCC reports showed just how urgent the climate crisis is, as emissions keep rising and the impacts are immense. Not just in the future, but already today, and they are not shared equally. We…
The aim is to inspire more people to join the fight against inequality. Here are some of the realities our members faced and some are currently facing in the pandemic. My Pandemic Reality – Story 1 “During Covid-19 hard…
Despite numerous promises made by the African National Congress-led government to create jobs and grow the economy, it is increasingly becoming evident that the South African government does not care about the poor. The current budget speech and previous neoliberal…