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Defiant and dissenting voices-Womxn’s courage to organise against injustice- Fight Inequality Alliance

Defiant and dissenting voices

Womxn’s courage to organise against injustice
By: Fight Inequality,
Mining host communities living in poverty in a "Sea of Plenty" - Case of Mutoko

Mining host communities living in poverty in a "Sea of Plenty" - Case of Mutoko

According to Mining Zimbabwe, it is estimated that Zimbabwe produces approximately 150 000 tonnes of black granite annually with Mutoko contributing about 75% of that output. If these figures are anything to go by then the infrastructural deficit in the district are not commensurate to the amount of black granite mined from the district.
By: Fight Inequality,
Strikes In The Medical Sector - A Manifestation of Inequality | Fight Inequality Alliance Zimbabwe

Strikes In The Medical Sector - A Manifestation of Inequality

This week, Zimbabweans were forced again to grapple with sad news of industrial action by medical practitioners in the public health sector.

By: Fight Inequality,
Take a stand against Youth unemployment together with the Youth in South Africa

Take a stand against Youth unemployment together with the Youth in South Africa

As South Africa marks the 46th anniversary of the 16 June 1976 student uprising in Soweto, it is clear that there is little effort to promote youth development and empowerment. Youth unemployment rates in South Africa, currently at 66.70% and higher than the national average, are a cause for alarm.
By: Fight Inequality,
The 2022 Alliance Member’s Survey shows that the pandemic amplified structural inequalities, with rich elites increasing their power while activists were forced to find new methods to mobilise.

2022 Members Survey results

Rising cost of living, unemployment and spiralling inequality: the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic laid bare in our members’ survey.

By: Members of the Fight Inequality Alliance,

Call to action: As the 1% meet at Davos, protest to say we must #TaxTheRich

Fight Inequality Alliance will protest in cities and towns across the world to say we need to ‘Tax The Rich’.

By: Fight Inequality Alliance,
How women are turning the tide for climate justice

How women are turning the tide for climate justice

How can we get urgent climate action that is also just? This was the question we set out on in our last People vs Inequality podcast series.

By: PeopleVsInequality Podcast,
My Pandemic Reality

My Pandemic Reality

March 2022 marked 2 years since the World Health Organisation declared Covid-19 a pandemic. In those 2 years over 6 million lives have been lost and inequality has spiralled. We asked members of the Alliance to share their pandemic realities; stories of how inequality has been experienced and is being fought for us to share with the wider movement.

By: Members of the Fight Inequality Alliance,
Provide A Basic Income Grant for South Africans

Provide A Basic Income Grant for South Africans

Wafaa Abdurahman, National Coordinator of Fight Inequality Alliance South Africa gives her view on the national budget that was announced last week. The government has been under growing pressure to introduce a Basic Income Grant to relieve the hardships of huge sections of South Africa’s population.

By: Wafaa Abdurahman,