Successful Campaigns

Last week, the Department’s spokesperson told us that Scholar buses would resume this week, and we have received confirmation from various people that buses are back and their children are back in school. Read more here: https://www.ewn.co.za/gauteng-scholar-transport-resumes-as-mec-pushes-compliance-crackdown/#google_vignette

In September, a memorandum was sent to Minister of Transport Barbara Creecy, and on the 7th of November 2025, the minister responded to the memorandum and noted that the Local Emfulweni Municipality has implemented the installation of speed humps and pedestrian crossings along Boiketlong/Houtkop road. https://www.sanews.g

The minister, Gayton Mckenzie released the list.

President Ramaphosa announced the new NYDA board on the 22 July 2025

On 21 October 2023, CUT held a graduation ceremony for students from Bloemfontein and Welkom. The graduation was held in October as we demanded, and students from the Welkom campus were also able to be a part of it.

After communicating the housing issues to the MEC Tasneem Motara, the department pressured Ariobex and got them to fix the issues.

Following opposition, the City of Johannesburg has withdrawn the proposed R50 recycling fee, see https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/coj-pikitup-withdraw-r50-recycling-levy-proposal-2021-05-13

On 4 December 2024, we received the news that we had won the court case! In a landmark ruling, the High Court of South Africa has overturned the government’s plans to add 1,500 MW of new coal-fired power to the national grid, saying they are "unlawful and invalid". Read more on the court case here: https://www.africanclimatealliance.org/blog/court-says-governments-plans-for-new-coal-fired-power-stations-are-unconstitutional

- 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.

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.