Successful Campaigns

18 June 2019 - * Gallagher Estate and Shimmy Beach Club have both cancelled the Koffi Olomide's performance https://citizen.co.za/lifestyle/your-life-entertainment-your-life/2144302/shimmy-beach-club-cancels-koffi-olomide-event-amid-pressure/

Majority of people have been funded. But some are not.

We sent campaign signatures to the Minister of Justice. The department acknowledged receipt. As well as public pressure, our friends at the Nelson Mandela Foundation made an application to the Equality Court, to have gratuitous displays of the apartheid flag banned. The Department of Justice provided a supporting submission to the affidavits submitted by the Nelson Mandela Foundation. The Equality Court agreed that the gratuitous displays of the apartheid flag should be banned. https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/apartheid-flag-ruling-gratuitous-display-constitutes-hate-speech-20190821

The Finance Minister announced a tax increase on tobacco, the increase was not as high as we wanted. However it is still a step in the right direction. A pack of 20 cigarettes went up by R1.14 cents to R16.66; https://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/sin-taxes-levies-increase

The article was retracted by the editor and publisher for "serious flaws exist in the methodology and reporting of the original study". For more info see https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13825585.2019.1598538

We have achieved the main aim of the campaign. Redistribution of the book has been stopped. Awareness has been raised. However it seems Exclusive Books will continue to sell the book, stay tuned for more info.

Nothing will bring back the lives lost. The latest on this campaign is that IPID are investigating and family members of the deceased have engaged the Colonel of the K9 Unit with their grievances which has resulted in an investigation. The families of the five deceased would like to thank everyone who supported this campaign.

While we did not get the full victory we wanted; having Manana dismissed. Through ongoing public pressure he has resigned which is a step in the right direction.