Cry of the Xcluded

Today, we co-hosted a successful hybrid workshop with the PABC on the 2026 Budget and its impact on service delivery. We explored the budget's context within the current political economy, including revenue, taxation, and expenditures. #Budget2026

📽️ June 16 reminds us that the future listens to the courage of the young. Activism today is about refusing to let the past repeat itself. ✊🏾 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲? Submit your entries to the Amandla! photo and writing competition. Entries close at the end of this week. 🔗𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗥𝗬 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠: linktr.ee/AmandlaMagazine #TheChangeIWantToSee #June16 #YouthMonth #YouthVoices #50YearsOfJune16

📰𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧: South Africa’s unemployment catastrophe deepens while the political establishment offers more failed neoliberalism. Read our full statement linked below. ⤵️ #UnemploymentCrisis thexcluded.org.za/south-africas-…

If you're interested in hosting a similar workshop or joining the anti-austerity movement, reach out! ✊🏾 #Budget2026 #PeopleAgainstBudgetCuts #AntiAusterityFront

Today, we co-hosted a successful hybrid workshop with the PABC on the 2026 Budget and its impact on service delivery. We explored the budget's context within the current political economy, including revenue, taxation, and expenditures. #Budget2026

Matthews Hlabane, Cry X coordinator, spoke at the @abahlali_abm UnFreedom Day rally in KwaDukuza, highlighting that 32 years into our democracy, the poor still live in inhumane conditions due to the @GovernmentZA's failure to deliver on promises for a better life. #UnFreedomDay

📢𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧: Human Rights Day must be a Day of Truth, not empty celebrations. Read our full statement linked below. ⤵️ #HumanRightsDay #BazookaRhadebe #DefendTheDefenders thexcluded.org.za/press-statemen…

🎙️𝗜𝗖𝗬𝗠𝗜: Check out Cry X coordinator @MDUMAZOLAW on #powertalk discussing #Budget2026! Is Budget 2026 a lifeline or a trap for the poor? Listen to the full interview here ⤵️ omny.fm/shows/powertal…

🎙️𝗣𝗢𝗗𝗖𝗔𝗦𝗧: Cry X coordinator @MDUMAZOLAW was on SAFM to speak about the country's jobs crisis. Listen to the full interview here ⤵️ omny.fm/shows/late-nig…

✍️🏿𝗢𝗽-𝗘𝗱: South Africa’s jobs crisis will not be solved by dialogue for the elite, write @unemployed_cdes and Cry X coordinators Vuyokazi Made, Motsi Khokhoma, and Siyabulela Mama. ⤵️ dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-0…

The Cry of the Xcluded describes the 2026/27 national budget presented by the treasury on Wednesday as a political document that shows whose lives count as the finance minister told the poor that they do not matter. elitshanews.org.za/2026/02/26/ant…

📢 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧: The 2026/27 budget entrenches inequality. It prioritises signalling credibility to investors over guaranteeing dignity to citizens. Click the link below to read our full statement.👇🏿 #EndBudgetCuts #Budget2026 thexcluded.org.za/statement-cry-…

The People Against Budget Cuts, a coalition of civil society organisations, trade unions, social movements, and community groups, marched to Parliament to demand an end to the austerity measures that have negatively impacted our communities. Austerity is not an economic necessity. It is a political choice. It is a class project that shifts the burden of the economic crises onto the poor and the working class, while absolving capital, the wealth and multinational corporations of responsibility. This government is entrenching austerity, deepening liberalisation, and accelerating privatisation. It is neoliberalism on steroids. We therefore demand an immediate and decisive break with austerity. We demand a People’s Budget, one that invests boldly in jobs, care, climate resilience, social protections and public services. We reject the ongoing privatisation and commodification of essential services. We insist that the government put people before profits! ✊🏾 #EndBudgetCuts #NoToAusterity #Budget2026 #PeoplesBudget

Nothing about us without us! ✊🏾

⌛️Countdown to the Finance Minister's Budget Speech is on! Join the 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗕𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗖𝘂𝘁𝘀 to demand a budget that puts people first. While austerity measures are being pushed, we stand for funding jobs, healthcare, and education! Austerity is a political choice. Together, let's explore alternative solutions that work for all. ✊🏾 📅: 25 Feb 2026 ⏲️: 10 AM 📍: @ParliamentofRSA #EndBudgetCuts #NoToAusterity #Budget2026

🎉Celebrating @_cosatu's 40th anniversary! A significant milestone that highlights decades of commitment to workers' rights and social justice. Here's to many more years of progress and solidarity! ✊🏾 #COSATU40 #WorkersUnite #CryOfTheXcluded thexcluded.org.za/message-of-sup…

Energy Poverty Assembly hosted in eMalahleni Civic Theatre. Read full statement linked below. ⤵️ #TheXcluded #EnergyPoverty thexcluded.org.za/press-statemen…

📢 Are you a woman leader in South Africa planning to run for local office in the 2026/27 elections? Join the Women in Public Office, South Africa Programme to enhance your leadership skills, build networks, and boost your confidence. Apply now! #Womandla futurelect.org/womeninpublico…

Capetonians, let's attend the councillor's imbizo to advocate for improved service delivery. Public services are essential for a fair and functional society. ✊🏾

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📌As we wrap up Women's Month, let's celebrate the resilience of women while acknowledging the ongoing challenges of apartheid and patriarchy in South Africa. Last year, we released a report highlighting the urgent need to reevaluate dominant macroeconomic frameworks, with a focus on the impact of austerity on gender and other social inequalities in policymaking. A feminist future requires fiscal and monetary policies that prioritise the well-being of all individuals, not just the powerful few. Read the full report below and join us in advocating for positive change!👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾 #Womandla ✊🏾 #WomensMonth2025 #NoToAusterity #EndBudgetCuts #AusterityIsAFeministIssue aidc.org.za/austerity-is-a…