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Basic Income Grant: An Urgent Case for South Africa’s Economic and Social Future

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South Africa’s Constitution commits the state to advancing dignity, equality, and access to social security for all. Yet for millions of people, daily life remains marked by poverty, joblessness, and exclusion from the economy. While existing social grants play a...

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Resisting the Rule of the Rich: Billionaire Wealth Jumps Three Times Faster in 2025 to Highest Peak Ever, Sparking Dangerous Political Inequality

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Billionaires 4,000 times more likely to hold political office than ordinary people. Billionaire wealth jumped by over 16 per cent in 2025, three times faster than the past five-year average, to $18.3 trillion (R299.1 trillion) – its highest level in history,...

Oxfam G20 Press Release: South Africa Puts a Stern Test to G20 Leaders This Year to Confront the Scourge of Global Inequality

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Attention: Editors Date: 20 November 2025 G20 billionaires’ fortunes rise by $2.2 trillion in just one year, more than enough to lift everyone above the global poverty line The amount of wealth that the G20’s own billionaires made just last year – $2.2...

Oxfam South Africa and W20 South Africa to Co-Host High-Level Dinner on Debt and Gender Justice Ahead of G20 Leaders’ Summit.

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Attention: Editors Date: 8 October 2025 As part of the official programme of the Women 20 (W20) Summit, Oxfam South Africa, in partnership with W20 South Africa, will host an evening dialogue and dinner titled “Solving Debt Justice in the Current Polycrises...

Media Reaction: Oxfam South Africa Welcomes President Ramaphosa’s Call for Debt Reform and Equity at UNGA 80.

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Attention: Editors Date: 23 September 2025 Oxfam South Africa Welcomes President Ramaphosa’s Call for Debt Reform and Equity at UNGA 80: A Moment to #TaxTheSuperRich and Advance Justice for All. Oxfam South Africa (OZA) welcomes President Cyril Ramaphosa’s address to the 80th Session...

Statement: Oxfam South Africa Addresses Recent Claims on Governance Leadership.

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Date: 05 August 2025 Statement from Oxfam South Africa confirming Governance Leadership Oxfam South Africa is aware of recent public comments made by Dr. Simamkele Dlakavu, in which she refers to herself as the new head of the Board for Oxfam South...

Press Release: Oxfam South Africa Calls for Global Action to “Tax the Super Rich” at Y20 Summit 2025

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Attention: Editors Date: 18 August 2025 Oxfam South Africa Calls for Global Action to “Tax the Super Rich” at Y20 Summit 2025 Johannesburg, South Africa — Oxfam South Africa (OZA) will convene a high-level side event at the Y20 Summit on Tuesday,...

OZA Participates at the first P20 Women’s Parliament of the Seventh Parliamentary Dispensation in South Africa's Parliament

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Unlocking the Power of Women-Owned SMMEs in South Africa On 13–14 August 2025, the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa convened the first P20 Women’s Parliament of the Seventh Parliamentary Dispensation, a landmark event held in the NCOP Chamber in...

Press Release: Oxfam South Africa, City Hope Disaster Relief, and ActionAid SA Intensify Support for Survivors of Mthatha Floods — But More Help Is Urgently Needed

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Attention: Editors Date: 8 August 2025 Oxfam South Africa, City Hope Disaster Relief, and ActionAid SA Intensify Support for Survivors of Mthatha Floods — But More Help Is Urgently Needed Nearly two months after devastating floods swept through communities in Mthatha, survivors are...

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Press Release: Oxfam South Africa calls for gender justice and inclusive policies in the clean energy transition.

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Attention: Editors Date: 5 August 2025 Oxfam South Africa calls for gender justice and inclusive policies in the clean energy transition. As South Africa leads the G20 for the first time, Oxfam South Africa is calling on governments, investors, and development partners to...

Press Release: Oxfam South Africa in Partnership with University of Johannesburg to host T20 Side Event.

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Attention: Editors Date: 30 July 2025 African Women Lead Conversations on Mining and Agriculture at G20 Think Tank Event As South Africa hosts the G20 Summit this year, Oxfam South Africa will convene leaders, policymakers, community voices and researchers for a landmark dialogue...

From Seville to Johannesburg and onto Belem: Why South Africa Must Lead on Equitable Access to Quality Finance Now

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By Nkateko Chauke and Amir Bagherioromi The world has just closed the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development in Seville. Leaders left with what they now call the Seville Commitment; a plan that promises to fund the global fight against...

REACTION: Oxfam South Africa Welcomes Launch of Global Coalition to Tax the Super-Rich

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Attention: Editors Seville, Spain — 2 July 2025 Oxfam South Africa (OZA) welcomes the launch of the Global Coalition to Tax the Super-Rich by South Africa, Brazil, and Spain at the Fourth United Nations Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) as a...

Honouring the Invisible Backbone: A Decolonial Feminist Reflection on International Domestic Workers Day

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Attention: Editors Date: 30 June 2025 On June 16, while South Africa commemorated the young revolutionaries of 1976 who rose up for freedom and justice, we also honoured another group of quiet revolutionaries—domestic workers. Their resistance is not in protests or placards, but...

Oxfam South Africa Media Reaction to Climate Crisis in the Eastern Cape - 11 June 2025

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Attention: Editors Date: 11 June 2025 Early Warning Systems Are Not Enough. Government Must Act Now to Protect Rural Communities. This week, South Africa has experienced severe and abnormal weather patterns threatening lives and livelihoods. Heavy snowfall and rains in the Eastern Cape...

Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Parliamentary Forum Oxfam Solidarity Statement.

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Attention: Editors Date: 06 June 2025 Delivered by Ms Nkateko Chauke – Interim Executive Director Oxfam South Africa on the occasion of the 57th Plenary held in Victoria Falls Town, Zimbabwe. “Oxfam has been an active player in development at regional, continental...

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Media Reaction: Quarterly Labour Force Study Q1 2025 Stats SA Report.

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Attention: Editors Date: 13 May 2025 Shocking Job Losses Expose the Deep Gender Faultline in South Africa’s Labour Market. The latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) for Q1 2025 reveals a sobering truth: South Africa’s economic crisis is once again leaving womxn behind....

Vacancy: Oxfam South Africa Executive Director

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Our Mission It is to work at multiple levels of society for lasting solutions, challenging the systems and structures of power which perpetuate poverty and inequality, and intervene in practical ways to end suffering where needed. The Oxfam confederation works in over...

Request for Expression of Interest: Provision of Goods and Services

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OXFAM SOUTH AFRICA (OZA)is not for profit entity and an affiliate of the Oxfam confederation and has fully operational offices in Parktown Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Oxfam South Africa (OZA) is a social justice organisation working at the intersection of poverty...

Why Civil Society Matters in Global Decision-Making

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In a world facing complex, interconnected challenges — from climate change and economic inequality to public health crises — the role of civil society has never been more important. A recent article by Nkateko Chauke, Acting Director of Oxfam South...

Oxfam Publishes 'Takers not Makers' Inequality Report

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Mandaluyong, Manila, looking toward Makati. (Photo: Johnnie Miller/unequalscenes.com) Billionaire wealth surges by $2 trillion in 2024, three times faster than the year before, while the number of people living in poverty has barely reduced since 1990. Oxfam predicts there will be at...

Takers not Makers: The unjust poverty and unearned wealth from colonialism.

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New Oxfam Report Mandaluyong, Manila, looking toward Makati. (Photo: Johnnie Miller/unequalscenes.com) Billionaire wealth has risen three times faster in 2024 than in 2023. At least five trillionaires are now expected within a decade. Meanwhile, the number of people living in poverty has...

Oxfam South Africa Non-Executive Director Recruitment

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Join Oxfam South Africa as a Non-Executive Director and Drive Systemic Change Oxfam South Africa (OZA), a pioneering social justice organization, is seeking to appoint four visionary Non-Executive Directors (NEDs) to its Board. These leaders will play a pivotal role in...

G20 Update Alert

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C20 Summit Outcomes and the roadmap to South Africa’s G20 Presidency. Attention: Editors Date: 15 November 2024 The Brazilian Presidency of the G20 comes to an end next month, and civil society in South Africa are readying to take on the C20 in...

Exploring Sustainable Agriculture that is Rooted in Feminism

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“Among the various topics covered, regenerative agriculture stood out for me, particularly its connection to gender equality and women's empowerment in agriculture.” As I sat scrolling through emails, one message caught my eye. I had been selected for a prestigious Southern...

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Ecofeminism and Sustainable Agriculture: Insights from the OZA Feminist Fellowship

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Primrose Bimha, Sive Peter, Perthias Manda, and Bontle Leeuw presenting a pesticide campaign at the Regional Feminist Fellowship Workshop, Cape Town, April 2024. We came up with catchy project titles such as "Poison on Your Plate," "Sustainable Soil: Sustainable Life," "Know...

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An open letter to finance minister Enoch Godongwana about SA’s international loans

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Oxfam South Africa's interim executive director, Louisa Zondo, among other civil society leaders appeals for transparency and consultation ahead of the minister's first budget speech.

New SAIIA paper highlights IMF's role in supporting South Africa's just transition

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Global finance organisation the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has an important role to play in supporting South Africa’s just transition away from fossil-fuel dependence, independent think-tank the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) has found.

The World’s 10 Richest Men Doubled Their Fortunes During Covid-19

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Economic Justice Lead for Oxfam South Africa Thembinkosi Dlamini spoke to Sebenzile Nkambule about their report on global inequality that says that the pandemic has made the world's wealthiest richer but has also led to more people living in poverty.

Women on Farms Project demands wealth tax

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Further information depending on layout: The Women on Farms Project will be picketing outside Parliament to demand the introduction of a wealth tax head of Wednesday's budget speech. They are calling upon the National Treasury, together with the South African...

COVID-19 in South Africa: The intersections of race and inequality

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Author: Vuyokazi Futshane, Project Officer- Mining and Extractives, Economic Justice Programme at Oxfam South Africa Soweto Township, South Africa. Townships, whose demographic profile is predominately Black people and people of colour employed in low paying jobs that increase their risk of...

NeST Monitoring & Evaluation Framework for South-South Cooperation: Why it Matters?

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by Marianne Buenaventura Goldman, Project Lead: South- South Cooperation The issue of the accountability of development cooperation is met with growing concern by citizens based in Southern countries as South-South Cooperation (SSC) further contributes to larger financing of global, regional and...

On Women’s Month, I Think of My Mother, and Many Other Women Like Her

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By Busiswa Nyume -Senior Projects Officer As we celebrate Women’s month, I sadly think about one phenomenal woman: my mother who passed away at a tender age of 56. She raised seven children all ALONE — six girls and one boy. She was...

The Effects of El Nino on land reform farmers –Polokwane, Limpopo ?

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By Tanaka Nazare (Research and Programmes Assistant) An estimated 40 million people have been affected by El Nino in Southern Africa. This number has increased from 28 million since the beginning of the year. Oxfam South Africa conducted research into the...

Our Constitution, the buffeted staffrider of the world?

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By: Ayabonga Cawe, Economic Justice Programme Manager ‘Patient because history is on their side, these masses do not despair because today the weather is bad. Nor do they turn triumphalist when, tomorrow, the sun shines. Whatever the circumstances they have lived through...

Our vulnerability is our power

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By Kwezilomso Mbandazayo (Women’s Rights and Gender Justice Programmes manager) On the 7th of May 2016, I sat around with sisters and reflected on the meanings of the rape trial that was supposed to be against Jacob Zuma, his ultimate victory ,the...

In solidarity with Workers on International Workers Day, 1 May 2016

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By Siphokazi Mthathi (Executive Director, Oxfam South Africa) I grew up with my grandmother as a farm worker. When she was forced by the farm-owner to move out, we went to a village in the then Homeland called Ciskei, where she...

Africa’s brave have already been born!

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By Lerato Motaung, (Youth Co-ordinator, Oxfam South Africa) As we celebrated and promote unity on Africa Day, the 25th of May, we turn to the words of the late Thomas Sankara who reminds us that we “… cannot carry out fundamental...

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