Every one of us relies on clinics — whether for ourselves, our children, our elders, or our neighbours. But too often, clinics don’t work the way they should. Patients wait for hours. Medicines are out of stock. Buildings are broken. Staff are overstretched. And communities are left out of the conversation. That’s where Clinic Committees come in. Clinic Committees are made up of community members who volunteer their time to help improve clinic services, hold health authorities accountable, and make sure everyone’s voice is heard. They are supposed to be the bridge between the clinic and the community — but right now, many of them are being ignored, under-supported, or even shut out. There is no strong national policy that protects their rights or gives them the tools they need to do their work. We know that when Clinic Committees are active and supported, clinics work better. Staff and patients talk more openly. Community health challenges are addressed faster. Real change happens from the ground up. That’s why we’re demanding that the Minister of Health adopt a clear national policy to define, support, and protect Clinic Committees across the country. We’re building a people-powered campaign to show that Clinic Committees matter — and that communities demand a voice in how public health is run. If thousands of us sign and share this petition, the Minister will have to act. Add your name and help show that health governance belongs to all of us — not just a few behind closed doors.

We call on you, President Cyril Matamela Ramaphosa, Minister of International Relations and Cooperations, Ronald Lamola, and the Government of South Africa, to cut all diplomatic ties with Israel and shut down the Israeli embassy in South Africa. You have rightly brought a case of genocide against Israel to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), so you have determined Israel is committing genocide. How then can we continue to have diplomatic and economic relations with that genocidal state?    We, as a country, and all who live here are tainted by maintaining diplomatic relations with the Israeli regime that is committing such barbaric acts with such callous inhumanity.    Cutting off diplomatic ties with Israel has already been approved by the Parliament of South Africa. Our elected representatives in Parliament voted on Tuesday 21 November, 2023, by 248 to 91 to close the Israeli Embassy in Pretoria and suspend diplomatic ties with Tel Aviv.   Since that Parliamentary vote and the filing of the genocide case with the ICJ, the atrocities committed by the Israeli regime have only multiplied. There can be no more business as usual and no normal relations with a state that is committing genocide, multiple war crimes, slaughtering children (deliberately with bombs and targeted sniper fire), bombing neighbouring countries, raping and abusing thousands of political prisoners who are held with no charges, enforcing a racist system of apartheid in the illegally occupied Palestinian territories and now also intentionally starving to death the Palestinian population of Gaza.   Israel has killed more United Nations workers in Gaza than in any other conflict in the history of the organisation. More journalists have been killed in Gaza than in both ‘world’ wars. The war crimes committed by Israel include destroying hospitals, clinics, schools and universities. Health workers have been killed including doctors, nurses, and red cross workers who in almost all previous conflicts have been allowed safe passage to provide life-saving support to injured people from all sides. Israel has blocked food, water and humanitarian aid from getting in to Gaza. And then, under the guise of providing “aid”, Israeli Occupation Forces lure hungry Palestinians into shooting allies where hundreds are being murdered while simply trying to get food in order to stay alive.    Enough is enough. From our history of struggle against apartheid in South Africa we know how important it is that crimes against humanity are not normalised and that the regimes that commit them must be isolated. Having ended apartheid in South Africa we cannot continue to cooperate with the Israeli regime that is imposing apartheid in Palestine. As our first democratically elected President Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela stated, “we are not free until Palestine is free”. Let us not be the ones to fail him by letting down Palestine.  Let us be the country that respects the call of the Palestinian people, the ICJ and the United Nations General Assembly to end all complicity with the genocidal state of Israel.   President Ramaphosa, Minister Lamola, and the Executive Branch of Government, end all diplomatic ties with apartheid Israel now! References Parliament votes to cut diplomatic relations with Israel:L https://www.parliament.gov.za/press-releases/national-assembly-adopts-motion-suspend-diplomatic-relations-israel  South Africa brings case of the crime of genocide against Israel in the International Court of Justice: https://www.icj-cij.org/case/192  World Health Organisation confirms people in Gaza are sick and dying as Israeli blockade continues: https://www.who.int/news/item/12-05-2025-people-in-gaza-starving--sick-and-dying-as-aid-blockade-continues Israeli organisation confirms Israel is committing genocide in Gaza: https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-07-28/ty-article/.premium/for-the-first-time-israeli-human-rights-groups-say-israel-is-committing-genocide-in-gaza/00000198-50f1-de88-a9d8-5bf31b1e0000 More UN workers killed in Gaza than any other conflict in its history: https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/06/1164086#:~:text=%E2%80%9CMore%20than%20one%20in%20every,others%20while%20shielding%20the%20vulnerable.%E2%80%9D  More journalists killed in Gaza than any other conflict: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/4/2/gaza-war-deadliest-ever-for-journalists-says-report#:~:text=More%20journalists%20have%20been%20killed,report%20published%20on%20Tuesday%20found   UN body says states face defining choice on genocide in Gaza: https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2025/05/end-unfolding-genocide-or-watch-it-end-life-gaza-un-experts-say-states-face  International Court of Justice finds that Israel is implementing an illegal system of apartheid in occupied Palestine: https://www.icj-cij.org/case/186  

We all need daily access to nutritious, safe, affordable and fresh foods, including nutritious meals, and this should not be just for the privileged few. We need effective food and nutrition standards that make nutritious food the norm, not a luxury. Bold policies are required to limit the reach and influence of the Food and Beverage industry, by restricting the advertising, promotion, and sponsorships of unhealthy foods on our campuses. We also call for food packs that are distributed on our campuses by various stakeholders, including the food industry, to be filled with nutritious food items that help us meet our dietary needs and support our well-being.  Access to nutritious food is a basic human right, but many students across the country are unable to exercise this right. Affordable and nutritious food is beyond the reach of most students. Every day, there are thousands of students who struggle to eat a single nutritious meal while others do not eat at all. Thousands of students are left with no choice but to eat unhealthy foods that are nutritionally poor.  Thousands of students are expected to make do with cheap and quick unhealthy foods and snacks from vendors inside and outside campuses. And the effect is that this lack of affordable, nutritious food on campus is compromising our academic performance and health.  According to Section 27(1)(b) of South Africa’s Constitution, every person has the right to access sufficient food and water. Yet, on our campuses and in many of our communities, that right remains unrealised for countless students due to socioeconomic conditions and limited access to healthy, safe and affordable food. Studies show that over 60% of university students in South Africa face food insecurity [1]. These are not just statistics; they are everyday stories of missed meals, diminished focus, and delayed dreams. Together this is shaping a generation facing the long-term consequences of food insecurity and ill-health.  However, it does not have to be this way.  As a university leader, YOU hold the power to shift our campus from a state of mere survival to an environment where students can truly thrive and grow holistically.  As Fix My Food, we are calling on university leadership to commit to meaningful dialogue with students to co-create solutions that ensure heathier food environments for all students. We are asking leadership to adopt the Fix My Food Campus Commitment to engage with students and commit to improvements in the campus food environment over the next 12 months that ensure: • Access on campus to healthy, affordable, nutritious foods every single day.  • Effective food and nutrition standards that make nutritious food a reality.  • Policies that restrict advertising, marketing, promotional events and provision of unhealthy foods to students on campus. As Fix My Food Advocates, we are asking the leaders of South African universities to stand up for food justice by creating and ensuring heathier campus food environments for all students. By signing onto the Fix My Food Campus Commitment, you are not just investing in student well-being; you are upholding a fundamental human right guaranteed to every individual in South Africa.  Let us work together to build a country where access to affordable, nutritious food is not just a dream but a reality for all students.  References [1] Higher Health 2021-2022 Annual Report: https://higherhealth.ac.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2021-22-annual-report.pdf  Please help us take a step closer to healthier campus food environments by completing a short survey about your campus food environment. Your experiences and insights will be used to further shape and strengthen the call for meaningful change. Follow this link to share your voice: https://wa.me/27832838313?text=FOOD

Food date labelling may seem like a technical detail but in South Africa, it has real-life consequences. Every day, tons of perfectly edible food are thrown away simply because the labels are unclear. Meanwhile, millions of South Africans go hungry. A fragmented system of “Best Before,” “Sell By,” and “Use By” dates leaves people confused, cautious, or manipulated. What’s meant to protect consumers ends up doing the opposite - wasting food, enabling profiteering, and putting lives at risk. By demanding a single, unified expiry label, clearly stating “Safe to Eat Until”—we are not just calling for regulatory reform but we are standing up for food justice. This is about protecting health, respecting dignity, and making sure people are not misled by technical language that benefits corporations more than citizens. It's about giving ordinary South Africans the power to make informed choices without interpreting the jargon of food science. Governments and regulatory bodies may ignore isolated complaints but they cannot ignore a groundswell of united voices. When enough of us demand clarity, safety, and fairness, decision-makers will have no choice but to act. Join this petition to say: confusion is not protection, waste is not justice, and honesty should not be optional. Let’s change the system; one honest label at a time.

It is important for Home Affairs to understand that they are dealing with actual people’s lives. This is a life-altering case and was supposed to be treated like one. Officials must act fairly, lawfully, and in alignment with our constitutional principles. The Minister and the DG must be ashamed for even allowing this case to get to court.  References [1] https://groundup.org.za/article/judge-slams-home-affairs-for-unintelligible-illogical-babble-in-gay-case/ [2] https://mg.co.za/article/2016-09-13-homophobic-home-affairs-officials-government-sanctioned-discrimination/  [3] https://www.sahrc.org.za/index.php/sahrc-media/news/item/428-home-affairs-supports-petition-against-homophobic-pastor  [4] https://za.boell.org/en/2018/10/11/double-challenge-lgbti-refugees-and-asylum-seekers-south-africa 

Beneficiaries of the old age grant, child support grant, disability grant, and care dependency grant are being unfairly punished for Sassa’s incompetence in ensuring that the social grants system works as it should.    Since 2022, social grant beneficiaries have experienced various issues getting their grants, from system glitches to delayed payments [1] that left beneficiaries stranded. More recently, Sassa released a number of media statements stating that some beneficiaries would need to undergo biometric tests for identity verification [2] and later that grants for over 210,000 people would be delayed in June 2025 [3].  Sassa also claimed to have contacted beneficiaries who would need to present themselves at their offices for identity verification. However, some recipients who have experienced difficulties have not received any form of communication from Sassa. Sassa continues to be unreachable and provide confusing, inaccessible information. They continue ignoring emails asking for clarity and do not take phone calls. Now, the National Treasury has ordered Sassa to use the unfair and exclusionary SRD grant regulations on the social grants system [4]. Taking lessons from the SRD grant regulations, we know that many people have been unfairly denied the grant because they received small amounts of money from friends and family members, which Sassa would then classify as a ‘source of income’. The current qualifying threshold for the grant is R624, but even if a person receives a lesser amount in their bank accounts, they still get declined for the grant for that month.  In January 2025, the Pretoria High Court ruled the regulations unconstitutional and invalid in a court case brought by the Institute for Economic Justice (IEJ) and #PayTheGrants [5]. If the SRD regulations are used on the social grants system, many people will be kicked off grants, even if they qualify. Social grants will remain a necessity for as long as our people continue to suffer in poverty. Join the campaign to demand dignified lives for those who cannot access economic opportunities and support themselves and their families. [1] Sassa payment problems fixed, Postbank says, Garth Theunissen for Business Day, 7 November 2025. [2] Mandatory biometric verification for Sassa clients without standard ID numbers, Shonisani Tshikalange for TimesLive, 29 April 2025. [3] Over 200,000 social grant beneficiaries flagged for fraud by SASSA, June payments delayed, Simon Majadibodu for IOL, 2 June 2025. [4] Budget: Changes ahead for R370-a-month SRD grant, Marecia Damons for GroundUp, 21 May 2025. [5] Explosive court ruling on SRD grant, Marecia Damons for GroundUp, 24 January 2025.

Ngokuhamba kweminyaka, izinhlangano eziningi ziye zakha ingcindezi yomphakathi yokunyusa nokuhlanganisa izibonelelo zikahulumeni. Kodwa noma ngabe sithola ukwenyuswa okukhulu kwesibonelelo sikahulumeni ebesikufuna, izindleko zokuphila zizobukela phansi lokhu kunqoba futhi zigcine abantu bempofu. U-R370 awenele ukuya kwinhlolokhono yomsebenzi noma ukuqala ibhizinisi elincane, ingasaphathwa eyokuthenga ukudla okwanele kwenyanga. Isibonelelo Sikahulumeni Sezingane singaphansi Komugqa Wobumpofu Bokudla. Sesikhathele yizitolo ezinkulu ezifana noShoprite ezishaya sengathi zinakekela abathengi ekubeni zinganyusa intengo yokudla ngaphandle kokukhombisa ukuthi lokhu kuzwakala kuvumelekile. Lesi yisinyathelo esisodwa nje sokuxazulula inkinga yendlala ekhona ezweni. Kusekuningi okusamele kwenziwe. Funda kabanzi ngakho kuwebhusayithi ye-Union Against Hunger lapha: https://unionagainsthunger.org/ Hlala ubukele ikhasi lethu lemicimbi ukuze ubone ukuthi ikhona yini imicimbi eyenzekayo ngaphakathi naseduze kwakho: https://awethu.amandla.mobi/petitions/shoprite-bring-your-food-prices-down/events https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BljI1fBr2Ys References [1] Being part of the Shoprite team. https://www.shopriteholdings.co.za/careers/being-part-of-the-shoprite-team.html?p=6 [2] Shoprite CEO is SA’s best-paid retail boss as package hits R83m, by Nompilo Goba for Business Day, 15 October 2024. https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/companies/retail-and-consumer/2024-10-15-shoprite-ceo-is-sas-best-paid-retail-boss-as-package-hits-r83m/#:~:text=At%20Shoprite%2C%20the%20CEO%20earns,%2C%20Clicks%2C%20Truworths%20and%20Spar. [3] Pick n Pay agrees to cap some prices amid investigations into alleged price gouging. Business Tech. 15 March 2021 [4] Advocate-Double-Discounted-List-of-Ten-Best-Buy-Foods. https://dgmt.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Advocate-Double-Discounted-List-of-Ten-Best-Buy-Foods-V2-Online.pdf

Mengwangeng ye e fetilgo, mekgatlo e mentši e ile ya ikopaganya go bea kgateletšo tabeng ya go oketšwa ga thušo ya tšhelete ya batho (social grants). Efela, tšhelete yeo e okeditšwego go di social grant e sale ye nnyane kudu ka gore ditshenyagalelo tša bophelo (cost of living) di godimo go fetiša. Grant ya R370 ga ya lekana go ka tšeya maeto a poledišano ya mešomo (job interviews), go thoma kgwebo, goba go lefelela dijo tšeo di ka fetšago kgwedi. Grant ya bana e ka tlase ga Food Poverty Line.  Re bile le mo go lekanego ka taba ya gore dikgwebo tše kgolo tša dijo tša go swana le Shoprite di tšwele pele go ikgakantšha mabapi le taba ya gore ditheko tša bona tša dijo di godimo moo e le go gore setšhaba ga se kgone go ka lefelela. Ye ke kgato fela ya mathomo go rarabolola bothata bja tlala mo nageng ya rena. Go nale mo gontši kudu mo go sa swanetšego go dirwa. Bala ka botlalo ka taba moralong wa khomputara (website) ya Union Against hunger mo: https://unionagainsthunger.org/ Dula o lebeletše letlakala la rena la ditiragalo tša rena tšeo di lego kgaufi le wena mo: https://awethu.amandla.mobi/petitions/shoprite-bring-your-food-prices-down/events

Apha eminyakeni edlulileyo, kudala imibutho emininzi ye Civil Society inyanzelisa urhulumente ukuba anyuse iiSocial Grants. Kodwa nokuba bezinokunyuswa iiSocial Grants, azinokwenza mehluko ukuba izinga lokuphila siliyeka libenamaxabiso aphezulu ngoluhlobo.Ukuba izinga lempilo lizawubanamaxabiso aphakame ngoluhlobo, abantu bayawuhlala behluphekile kwaye bephila ngendlala. Kwale granti yeR370, ayonelanga ukuba abantu baye kwii interview semisebenzi okanye baqale amashishini abo. Le granti yeR370 ayonelanga ukuba abantu bathenge ukutya kwaye negranti yabantwana ingaphantsi komgca we ntlupheko (ukutsho oko ke ipoverty line). Sidikiwe ngoobhazabhaza beevenkile zokutya abazenza ngathi babakhathalele abathengi kodwa bahlala benyusa amaxabiso okutya naxa kungekho sizathu sokwenza njalo.  Funda kabanzi nge Union Against Hunger kule website https://unionagainsthunger.org/ Hlala nathi kwi-events page yethu, ujonge ukuba akhomicimbi yenzekayo ongaza kuyo na https://awethu.amandla.mobi/petitions/shoprite-bring-your-food-prices-down/events https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BljI1fBr2Ys References [1] Being part of the Shoprite team. https://www.shopriteholdings.co.za/careers/being-part-of-the-shoprite-team.html?p=6 [2] Shoprite CEO is SA’s best-paid retail boss as package hits R83m, by Nompilo Goba for Business Day, 15 October 2024. https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/companies/retail-and-consumer/2024-10-15-shoprite-ceo-is-sas-best-paid-retail-boss-as-package-hits-r83m/#:~:text=At%20Shoprite%2C%20the%20CEO%20earns,%2C%20Clicks%2C%20Truworths%20and%20Spar. [3] Pick n Pay agrees to cap some prices amid investigations into alleged price gouging. Business Tech. 15 March 2021 [4] Advocate-Double-Discounted-List-of-Ten-Best-Buy-Foods. https://dgmt.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Advocate-Double-Discounted-List-of-Ten-Best-Buy-Foods-V2-Online.pdf

Dilemong tse fitileng, mekhatlo e mengata e hahile khatello ea sechaba ea ho eketsa le ho tlatselletsa dithuso tsa sechaba. Empa leha re ka fumana dikeketso tse kgolo tsa dithuso tsa setjhaba tseo esale re di batla, ditjeho tsa bophelo di tla nyenyefatsa diphenyo tsena mme di boloke batho ba le bofutsaneng. R370 ha e lekane ho ea dipuisanong tsa mosebetsi kapa ho qala khoebo e nyane, re sa bue ka ho reka lijo tse lekaneng khoeli. Thuso ea grant ea Bana e ka tlase ho mola oa bofuma ba dijo. Re khathetse ke disuphamakete tse kang Shoprite tse iketsang eka di hlokomela bareki athe ba ka nyolla ditheko tsa bona tsa dijo ntle le ho bontša hore keketseho eo e nepahetse. Ena ke mohato o le mong feela oa ho rarolla bothata ba tlala bo teng naheng ena. Ho na le tse ding tse ngata tse ntseng di lokela ho etsoa. Bala haholoanyane ka eona webosaeteng ea Union Against Hunger mona: https://unionagainsthunger.org/ Dula u mametse leqephe la rona la diketsahalo ho bona hore na ho na le diketsahalo tse etsahalang ka hare le haufi le uena: https://awethu.amandla.mobi/petitions/shoprite-bring-your-food-prices-down/events https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BljI1fBr2Ys References [1] Being part of the Shoprite team. https://www.shopriteholdings.co.za/careers/being-part-of-the-shoprite-team.html?p=6 [2] Shoprite CEO is SA’s best-paid retail boss as package hits R83m, by Nompilo Goba for Business Day, 15 October 2024. https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/companies/retail-and-consumer/2024-10-15-shoprite-ceo-is-sas-best-paid-retail-boss-as-package-hits-r83m/#:~:text=At%20Shoprite%2C%20the%20CEO%20earns,%2C%20Clicks%2C%20Truworths%20and%20Spar. [3] Pick n Pay agrees to cap some prices amid investigations into alleged price gouging. Business Tech. 15 March 2021 [4] Advocate-Double-Discounted-List-of-Ten-Best-Buy-Foods. https://dgmt.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Advocate-Double-Discounted-List-of-Ten-Best-Buy-Foods-V2-Online.pdf

Over the years, many organisations have built public pressure to increase and top up social grants. But even if we get the significant social grant increases we have been demanding, the cost of living will undermine these victories and keep people in poverty. The R370 is hardly enough to travel to a job interview or start a small business, let alone buy enough food for the month. The Child Support Grant is way below the Food Poverty Line.  We are tired of supermarkets like Shoprite pretending to care for consumers when they can increase their food prices without showing that the increase is justified. This is just one step to solving the current hunger crisis in the country. There is a whole lot more that still needs to be done. Read more about it on the Union Against Hunger website here: https://unionagainsthunger.org/ Stay tuned to our events page to see if any events are happening in and around you: https://awethu.amandla.mobi/petitions/shoprite-bring-your-food-prices-down/events https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BljI1fBr2Ys References [1] Being part of the Shoprite team. https://www.shopriteholdings.co.za/careers/being-part-of-the-shoprite-team.html?p=6 [2] This is according to the Shoprite Group’s 2024 Annual Financial Statement, which put their profit at R6.2 billion at the end of 2024 and R5.9 billion at the end of 2023. https://www.shopriteholdings.co.za/docs/shp-afs-2024.pdf (Page 19).  [3] Shoprite CEO is SA’s best-paid retail boss as package hits R83m, by Nompilo Goba for Business Day, 15 October 2024. https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/companies/retail-and-consumer/2024-10-15-shoprite-ceo-is-sas-best-paid-retail-boss-as-package-hits-r83m/#:~:text=At%20Shoprite%2C%20the%20CEO%20earns,%2C%20Clicks%2C%20Truworths%20and%20Spar. [4] 15 million South Africans don’t get enough to eat every day: 4 solutions by The Conversation, 26 February 2025. https://theconversation.com/15-million-south-africans-dont-get-enough-to-eat-every-day-4-solutions-250700#:~:text=At%20least%2015%20million%20South,die%20from%20malnutrition%20each%20year [5] Pick n Pay agrees to cap some prices amid investigations into alleged price gouging. Business Tech. 15 March 2021 [6] Advocate-Double-Discounted-List-of-Ten-Best-Buy-Foods. https://dgmt.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Advocate-Double-Discounted-List-of-Ten-Best-Buy-Foods-V2-Online.pdf

Health activists, everyday people, and health experts have gathered year after year to demand an increase on the Sugary Drinks Tax. It’s time that Godongwana and Treasury listen! Every year that Treasury delays increasing the Sugary Drinks Tax to its most effective 20% rate, it chooses to lose R2.7 billion in revenue, money that the country desperately needs. The sugar industry has tried different tactics to delay and scrap the Sugary Drinks Tax. They even went as far as to exaggerate statistics regarding claims that the Sugary Drinks Tax causes job losses, when research from Trade and Industry Policy Strategies found otherwise [1]. We call on Treasury and Minister Godongwana to finally listen to us and increase the Sugary Drinks Tax. You cannot continue to put industry profits before people’s health.  References [1] Researchers challenge cane growers’ claims that sugar tax killed jobs, by Tamar Kahn for Business Day, 11 June 2024