RISE Mzansi

While influencers praise Dada Morero, Joburg crumbles.

🚱 Water crisis
🔥 Deadly hijacked buildings
🛑 Unsafe roads
💔 Urban decay & lawlessness

PR won’t fix this—new leadership will. Sign the petition: change.org/fixjohannesburg

#RISEForJoburg #WhereIsDadaMorero #SouthAfrica

Got questions about Parliament or RISE Mzansi's work?

Join Makashule Gana, RISE Mzansi Chief Organiser and MP, tomorrow, Saturday 29 March 2025 at 10h00, for answers and assistance with your queries. Don’t miss out!

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[IN THE NEWS 🗞️] Makashule Gana of RISE Mzansi warned that many South Africans, especially social grant recipients, are gambling away essential income instead of covering basic needs.

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@risemzansi.org suggestions to Ramaphosa of issues to be dealt with in SONA2025

[#RISENEWS] In today's RISE NEWS, we cover Human Rights Day commemorations in Sharpeville and Xolobeni, RISE In Parliament’s statement on land expropriation, and RISERS in Orange Farm launching a cleanup campaign.

📖 Read more: shorturl.at/9b7kg

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Happy 2025 South Africa 🎉

We’re back at work! Contact us via the details on the flyer.

Print your own RISE T-shirt by accessing designs and logos here: bit.ly/40seLld.

We’re excited to grow this movement as we prepare for 2026.

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[MEDIA STATEMENT] RISE Mzansi welcomes President Ramaphosa’s decision to implement the #BELAAct in full, aligning with our position that it meets legal requirements. Objections should be resolved through the courts.

By National Leader, @songezozibi.bsky.social

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[LIVE 🔴] Join RISE Mzansi’s Makashule Gana on Munghana Lonene FM at 18h30 as we unpack the R1.66 billion paid by police for wrongful arrests and injuries in custody over four years.

Accountability and reform are critical—don’t miss this conversation!

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Between the 2020/21 and 2023/24 financial years, the South African Police Service (SAPS) paid out nearly R2 billion (R1,666,712,280.01) to claimants for wrongful arrest, detention, and injuries sustained in police custody.

By National Assembly Caucus Whip, Makashule Gana.

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📻 Tune in live!

Join RISE Mzansi National Assembly Caucus Whip, Makashule Gana, on Capricorn FM today at 18h35.

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Join National Assembly Caucus Whip, Makashule Gana will be on Power Fm this evening at 22h05.

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This Sunday, RISE Mzansi volunteers were warmly welcomed at God’s Will Bible Church in Motherwell. The congregation prayed for strength and unity, embracing the #RISEWhereYouAre campaign with faith and reflection.

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Rise Mzansi concerned about R400bn Eskom debt - Pan Afrikanist Communications Network Outdated billing systems and inefficiencies in metering & monitoring electricity usage is said to contribute to under-collection and the rising Eskom debt.

[READ] Rise Mzansi concerned about R400bn Eskom debt

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A response from the Minister of Electricity and Energy to a RISE Mzansi parliamentary question has revealed that a staggering R437.6 billion in debt is undermining efforts to maintain reliable, affordable, and sustainable power for households and businesses.

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[YOU’RE INVITED]

Join Makashule Gana this Saturday, 07 Dec, for a special closing session with RISE Mzansi leadership as we wrap up 2024 and look ahead to 2026.

⏰ 10:00 AM
📍 Rosebank, Johannesburg

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This week, RISE Mzansi volunteers in Ward 8, Glen Cowie (Sekhukhune, Limpopo) commemorated #WorldAidsDay and raised awareness about #16DaysOfActivism as part of our #RISEWhereYouAre campaign to build stronger communities.

#ForThePeopleByThePeople

RISE Mzansi National Assembly Caucus Whip, @makashule.bsky.social thanking everyone for the support during the past six months in Parliament.

It’s a wrap.

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Residents of Ward 95 Buffer C and D informal settlements in Tshwane have been living without access to basic services like water, electricity, and sanitation for 9 years.

Read the full statement here: shorturl.at/7JtoN

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RISE Mzansi is disappointed in President Ramaphosa’s decision to move Minister Thembi Simelane from Justice to Human Settlements, instead of dismissing her.

RISE Mzansi will raise this issue at the #GNU Clearing House meeting on Friday.

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Gana concludes his remarks below

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#DisabilityRights

Gana highlighted this issue in response to a Ministerial Statement on Disability Rights Awareness Month, stressing the need for continued efforts to ensure equal access to rights for all.

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More than 4 million South Africans live with a disability. While the Constitution guarantees them the same rights as everyone else, in practice, these rights are often less accessible. -National Assembly Caucus Whip, @makashule.bsky.social

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[MEDIA STATEMENT] RISE Mzansi in Gauteng has lodged a petition with the Gauteng Provincial Legislature (GPL)
on behalf of the residents of Ward 95 Buffer C and D informal settlement in the City of Tshwane.

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RISE Mzansi National Leader and SCOPA Chairperson, @songezozibi.bsky.social, will be on Talk Radio 702 tomorrow, Tuesday 03 December 2024, at 07h10 to discuss SCOPA’s work over the past six months.

You don’t wanna miss it!

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📢 Ward 95 residents in Tshwane have petitioned the Gauteng Legislature via RISE Mzansi, demanding adequate housing, basic services, and settlement formalization as per Section 26 of the Constitution.

Contact our Gauteng legislature office here: rise@risemzansi.org

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[READ] RISE Mzansi urges Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa to prevent looting of funds during this disaster, ensure transparency, intensify food inspections, and have SAPS open inquests into suspected food poisoning deaths.

Read the full statement: bit.ly/3VAM7Lx

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SA needs an army that is well-funded We cannot expect old, unfit soldiers to take knives to the gunfights the military are pushed into, writes Songezo Zibi.

[READ] SA needs an army that is well-funded. We cannot expect old, unfit soldiers to take knives to the gunfights the military are pushed into,
writes Songezo Zibi, RISE Mzansi National Leader, and SCOPA Chairperson.

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[READ] RISE Mzansi calls for school admission and language policies to be jointly developed by provincial heads and school governing bodies to eliminate discrimination and uphold quality education for all.

More here: bit.ly/3VAM7Lx

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RISE Mzansi calls for the public back-and-forth between the DA and ANC to stop, urging both parties to exercise political maturity ahead of the National Dialogue.

Read the full statement by RISE Mzansi National Leader, Songezo Zibi, here: bit.ly/3VAM7Lx

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Today, RISE Mzansi volunteers, led by National Spokesperson Gugu Ndima, cleaned up a neglected dumping site next to Vosloorus Stadium. As part of the #RISEWhereYouAre campaign, we encourage communities to lead by example for cleaner environments, despite poor service delivery.

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