Successful Campaigns

Khanyile was released.

MEC of Education initiated an investigation into the school. The report found the learners allegations to be true and made the following recommendations: - That action be taken against the teachers responsible; - That the school’s code of conduct be reviewed and - The school should implement diversity training and cultural awareness programmes. Three months after the trainings, an independent agency would conduct an anonymous "cultural survey" to get the views of pupils on progress made.

- 21 April 2020 - President Ramaphosa announced that child support grant beneficiaries will receive an extra R300 in May and from June to October they will receive an additional R500 each month. The social grant increase was less than the campaign called for, but this is a step in the right direction. All other grant beneficiaries will receive an extra R250 per month for the next six months. In addition, a special Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress grant of R350 a month for the next six months will be paid to individuals who are currently unemployed and do not receive any other form of social grant or UIF payment. - 23 April 2020 - Sassa has now stated that the Child Support Grant increase for beneficiaries from June to October is not for each child, but for each caregiver. This is unacceptable. Campaign supporters mobilised and demanded President Ramaphosa to stick to his commitment to an increase for each beneficiary, not just caregiver. The President ignored this demand. - 13 October 2020 - The top-ups on social grants were scheduled to be cut by the end of October. Campaign supporters mobilised in huge numbers to contact the Presidency, Deputy President, Minister of Finance and Minister of Social Development. The top-ups were cut. However, the R350 COVID-19 SRD grant was kept.

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

The article was retracted by the editor and publisher for "serious flaws exist in the methodology and reporting of the original study".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 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

Government has released the National Strategic Plan on Gender-Based Violence and femicide 2020 -2030 https://www.justice.gov.za/vg/gbv/NSP-GBVF-FINAL-DOC-04-05.pdf

Government adopted the sugary drinks tax, now formally known as the Health Promotion Levy.

Jacaranda FM stands by Tumi Morake. Read more about this on the link below: https://www.jacarandafm.com/shows/breakfast-martin-bester-and-tumi-morake/jacaranda-fm-stands-tumi-morake/

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.