Hundreds march to Parliament against budget cuts
Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwane confirmed what the protesters feared.
The Cry of the Xcluded
Don’t GNU forget about me
Khayelitsha residents attending the speak-out organised by Cry of the Xcluded decried the loss of every sense of security.
Activists march for an alternative budget and a new vision
Cuts to government’s health and education budgets are unjustified and crippling the economy while increasing inequality, the protesters argued.
Cry of the Xcluded speaks out against poverty, unemployment and crime
The launch of the Cry of the Xcluded in the Western Cape saw activists from both sides of the railway line coming together to talk about issues affecting their communities.
Unions and unemployed unite against budget austerity
The finance minister would deny in his speech that he was presenting an austerity budget, but confirmed the expectations of public sector unions and the unemployed who marched in Cape Town against budget austerity.
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