Aliya Chikte

STATEMENT: Ahead of #SONA2026, UBIC calls Pres. Ramaphosa to commit to universal basic income with real plans. 🔴 End the policy deadlock 🔴 Fix the SRD grant NOW 🔴 Protect social grants & PES 66.7% live in poverty. We have the resources. Read here: shorturl.at/4xa7o

Four SONAs later, we are still waiting for clear and concrete plans to turn the R370 SRD grant into a Basic Income Grant. Ahead of #SONA2026, we are playing SONA Bingo and listening closely. What commitments will be repeated and what will finally move to implementation? #UBIC

*WESTERN CAPE* Overall performance of No-Fee schools: 84,2% (-2,3%Çevir

GOOD@ForGoodZA

"History will judge us by the difference we make in the everyday lives of children." — Nelson Mandela 🇿🇦 The data is clear: no-fee schools in the Western Cape are falling behind the national average. From Bachelor passes to overall performance, our learners are being underserved. The WCED must prioritise levelling the playing fields for our marginalised learners. Quality education should not be determined by your bank account. 📚⚖️ #GOODParty #EducationEquity #WesternCape #SocialJustice

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GOOD REJECTS MISLEADING ADJUSTMENT BUDGET AND CALLS OUT FALSE CLAIMS “This year’s adjustment budget is nothing short of an insult to the people of this province. On page 31, the Minister confidently declares that “no department’s budget has been cut. Well, that is simply false. Education has been cut. Local government has been cut. The provincial treasury has been cut.” Read the full speech: forgood.org.za/good-rejects-m… #GOODParty #BudgetDebate #Accountability

🇿🇦 Monetary Dominance & the 2025 MTBPS The Public Economy Project told Parliament what’s now clear: Monetary policy is shaping SA’s fiscal path. Key points: • Lower inflation targets shrink nominal GDP + revenue, worsening debt and squeezing spending. • Primary surpluses ahead = ongoing real cuts to key services. • Financial institutions benefit, but households with debt feel tighter pressure. • Non-interest spending drops from 25.1% → 23.3% of GDP by 2028. • SA needs real monetary–fiscal coordination to avoid a tightening cycle that becomes austerity. Read more:wits.ac.za/media/wits-uni…

🚨 1⃣𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗧𝗢 𝗚𝗢! Tomorrow we’re speaking out for fair funding and public services that work for everyone. Be there! ✊🏾 🗓️ Wed, 12 Nov 2025 ⏲️10:00 AM 📍Parliament #EndBudgetCuts #FundOurFuture #NoMoreCuts #PeopleAgainstBudgetCuts #TaxTheRichNotThePoor #MTBPS2025

📌Join the Public Speakout Against Budget Cuts next Wednesday, 12 November, outside @ParliamentofRSA before the MTBPS to demand a budget that invests in learners. ✊🏾 🗓️ Wed, 12 Nov 2025 ⏲️ 10:00 AM 📍Parliament #EndBudgetCuts #FundOurFuture #NoMoreCuts #PeopleAgainstBudgetCuts #TaxTheRichNotThePoor #SofundaSonke

🚨 Join us on Wednesday, Nov 12, 2025, outside @ParliamentofRSA for the Public Speakout Against Budget Cuts! Let’s raise our voices together and say: No More Cuts! ✊🏾 🗓️ Wed, 12 Nov 2025 📍 Parliament #EndBudgetCuts #FundOurFuture #NoMoreCuts #PeopleAgainstBudgetCuts #TaxTheRichNotThePoor

STATEMENT: Uncertainty over the future of the SRD grant remains while the clock ticks down for beneficiaries.

📢 We are excited to share our latest research report: 𝗧𝗮𝘅 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱’𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗨𝗻𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆: 𝗔 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗧𝗮𝘅 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. Ever wondered…Am I overtaxed? What are the richest of the rich really paying? Are big companies paying their fair share? Where is all the money going? Why is SARS not working properly? Does the government really need more money? This report addresses these questions. With the #MTBPS2025 coming up, we hope this report will show that there are options to raise the revenue needed to meet people’s needs. 👉🏾 Download the report here: bit.ly/49K3QYq

🚨 Attention Capetonians! Join the People Against Budget Cuts on Wednesday, November 12, for a Speak-Out outside the @ParliamentofRSA. Let’s reject the @GovernmentZA's austerity budget and fight for adequate funding for public services! ✊🏾 #EndBudgetCuts #PeoplesBudget #MTBPS2025

[TONIGHT] 🚨Catch us with @StatsSA discussing gender equity. What does the data say about work, safety and progress? Do we have the right data to capture and measure work? Facilitated by @AliyaChikte - deputy chairperson at the Budget Justice Coalition.

[GENDER RESPONSIVE] As the MTBPS process by @Treasury_RSA starts, the members of the Feminist Economics working group at the BJC highlight why gender-responsive budgeting can combat inequality @dailymaverick dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-0… #budgetparticipation

[THREAD] Gender Responsive Budgeting can ensure that the National Budget by @TreasuryRSA @Treasury_RSA is a budget that works for everyone. These are 8 reasons why. #genderresponsive #mtbps #budgetprocess 🧵

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined us for our Women’s Empowerment Information Session! 🌸 Your presence and engagement made this event a powerful space to discuss The Role of Women in Building Democratic and Inclusive Communities. Together, we continue to celebrate, empower, and uplift women across our communities. #WomensMonth2025 #blacksash70

Grant recipients are R57 poorer than they were in 2020. See what the SRD grant beneficiaries can get with R370 in 2025....not much! This is why, we, as part of the Basic Income Coalition are calling for a Universal Basic Income Guarantee. JOIN our movement.

🚨WATCH: AIDC researcher, Andile Zulu, and Prof. Herman Wasserman discuss the Afrikaners who were granted refugee status by Donald Trump on @democracynow. Check out the insightful conversation here...👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾 #DemocracyNow #RefugeeStatus youtube.com/watch?v=BY31mt…

Donald Trump has welcomed white "refugees" from South Africa, claiming they face "genocide" as the country tries to address the ongoing legacy of apartheid. "This accusation of white genocide emanating from the White House is a conspiracy theory and a myth," says writer Andile Zulu (@Shakas_Coconut).

After fighting to keep it secret - Eskom has released this agreement to @OpenSecretsZA that shows the largest number electricity consumer in the country - South32’s Hillside smelter - gets an enormous discount that we are all subsidising.

We must encourage departments to articulate the real deficit in the budget - the democratic one.