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@Afesis1983

Afesis is a non-governmental organisation that has contributed to community-driven development and good local governance in the Eastern Cape since 1983.

South Africa Katılım Şubat 2012
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⏳ FINAL REMINDER! Afesis internship applications close on 28 April 2026. 📍 East London 💰 R13,500/month If you’re passionate about #SocialJustice, apply now: 📧 recruitment@afesis.org.za #InternshipSA #NGOJobs
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WE ARE HIRING! 📢 Afesis seeks a social justice intern (12 months). ✅ Degree: Dev Studies / Urban Planning / PolSci / Comms ✅ Driver’s license ✅ Passion for community development 📅 Apply by 28 April 2026 📧 CV to recruitment@afesis.org.za R13 500/month stipend. #SocialJustice
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A right is not defined by policy. It is defined by whether people can actually live it. As we mark #HumanRightsDay, we must confront a hard truth: A right in law, but absent in daily life, is a promise deferred. The real test of democracy is lived reality. #Afesis #SocialJustice
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#socialjustice Afesis reaffirms that “𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣 𝙨𝙤𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚” means supporting rigorous, citizen-led accountability, not quick fixes. 𝗡𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼 reminds us that true justice work is “independent, difficult, slow, and often messy.
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SA, our systems are failing GBVF survivors at every step: 🚫 SAPS: Cases dismissed, investigations collapse. 🚫 Courts: Years-long delays, weak sentencing. 🚫 Govt: Overwhelmed social workers, poor services, no safety plans. It's time for structural change. #16DaysOfActivism
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𝐌𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐞: 𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐄𝐂 𝐦𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬. Afesis supports Mabuyane’s call for SANDF deployment to protect essential services — within law, with strict oversight and community inclusion, and only as a last resort. #Afesis #StopExtortion
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@AuditorGen_SA The first Certificate of Debt is a start — but SA needs more. Dismantle impunity once and for all. Afesis calls on the AG to act against ALL municipalities that fail to recover losses or ignore remedial instructions. Accountability must be nationwide. #Afesis #AGSA
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𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝗼𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘄𝗮𝗻𝗮 was correct: accelerating economic growth is one of South Africa’s most pressing challenges. ‘But Minister, as Afesis, we must ask: growth for whom?’ Growth must reach people where they are. #MTBPS2025 #Afesis #EconomicJustice #SocialJustice
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📉 According to Stats SA QLFS (Q3 2025), the Eastern Cape is the only province to record job losses (–53 000). Inequality is spatial. Growth is urban. Opportunity is uneven. We need place-based economic justice that starts with rural provinces. #EasternCape #Afesis #SocialJustice
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𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟯𝟴% 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 — 𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝟱𝟭%. @WorldBank report. In SA, women outnumber men, accounting for 51% of the population — approx 32,2 million; yet only 4.9% of female-headed households hold mortgages vs 9.1% men. #LandJustice #Afesis
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Afesis joined the #ConstitutionalismFund close-out dinner, marking 10 yrs of strengthening SA’s democracy. Our Human Settlements Specialist, Ronald Eglin (PhD), reflected on how civic participation sustains constitutionalism & local accountability. #SocialJustice #CivicEngagement
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President Cyril Ramaphosa’s call for South Africa’s grocery retailers to bring down food prices and avoid cartel behaviour is not just an economic concern — it’s a moral and social justice issue. “We stand with rural and poor households calling for fair food prices.” #FoodJustice
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Only 28% of economic-inclusion programmes push for policy change (@WorldBank , SEI 2024). We must move from empowerment to advocacy — demand laws that secure land, credit & markets for rural women. What other policies are needed to support rural women in SA? #PolicyAdvocacy
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Mortgage Gap — Women left behind “Homeownership is the primary way ordinary South Africans build intergenerational wealth. The system denies women the same pathway to security and prosperity that men enjoy. This is a structural injustice.” #HousingJustice #FinancialInclusion
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