C19PC Statements

For Immediate Release 5 September 2020 We say no to the termination of the Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress Grant in October! #PayTheGrants until we have a Basic Income Guarantee for all The [...]

Recently a vocal group of economists have argued that closing schools is a huge mistake and that teachers who oppose opening schools are selfishly undermining our society’s response to the [...]

Saturday 1st August saw communities and organisations across the country unite in action to protest the state’s dismal response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the devastating effects of that [...]

31 July 2020 For Immediate Release This Saturday, the 1st of August 2020, the C-19 Peoples Coalition calls on media, civil society and all South Africans to support a National Day of Working [...]

17 July 2020 For Immediate Release C19 People’s coalition is outraged to learn of the shooting of Community Health Workers in Bhisho, Eastern Cape. On Thursday evening, 16 July, at 7:35pm, [...]

Commissioner Chris Nissen Chairperson of the South African Human Rights Commission By email: c/o Zona Morton: zonamorton30@gmail.com 6 July 2020 Dear Commissioner Nissen Xenophobic threats of [...]

Commissioner Solomon Ayele Dersso Chairperson of the African Commission for Human and People’s Rights By email: Elsabe.us@gmail.com 7 July 2020 Honorable Commissioner Derrso Xenophobic threats of [...]

10 July 2020 For immediate release The Eastern Cape Working Group of the C19 People’s Coalition unequivocally stands with the Community Healthcare Workers (CHWs) of our province in their struggle [...]

3 July 2020 For Immediate Release The C19 People’s Coalition condemns calls for the mass deportation of foreign nationals from South Africa. It demands urgent action from government to prevent [...]

26 June 2020 For Immediate Release The South African government has reneged on its promise to assist those who have been further pushed into hunger and destitution due to the lockdown. The [...]