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Tehillah Niselow retweeted
Primary budget surpluses are no measure of economic success while unemployment remains high and public services are underfunded.
Ahead of #MTBPS2026, read the IEJ’s call for growth, decent jobs, and structural transformation.
mailchi.mp/iej.org.za/statem…
Tehillah Niselow retweeted
Lawmakers have approved a constitutional amendment that will cap weekly employment hours at 40 with no cuts to wages, delivering on a signature pledge by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva ft.trib.al/v2OHP1i
ALT Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva shakes hands with supporters as he rides in a vehicle during a campaign rally in Rio de Janeiro. Text on image reads: Brazil abolishes six-day workweek in win for Lula (Credit: Pilar Olivares/Reuters)
Tehillah Niselow retweeted
In my latest article for @BDliveSA, I examine how household hunger in South Africa has hit a 15-year high, as rising food prices and incomes that have failed to keep pace leave millions struggling to afford enough food.
Read the full article: businessday.co.za/news/2026-…
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We’re in Bangkok, Thailand, for the 2026 IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings and the International People’s Assembly.
IEJ’s @kellehowson and @_siyanda_b are joining civil society organisations and social movements from around the world at the International People’s Assembly on 12–13 October, held alongside the World Bank and IMF Annual Meetings from 12–18 October.
The Assembly brings together organisations, networks and movements to strengthen collective action for economic, social and climate justice, while the Annual Meetings provide a key space for discussions on global economic policy and development finance.
Stay tuned as we share key moments, engagements and reflections from Bangkok.
#InternationalPeoplesAssembly #IMFmeetings #WorldBank #EconomicJustice #SocialProtection
Tehillah Niselow retweeted
In my latest article for @BDliveSA, I look at the appeal against US data centre giant Equinix’s proposed 170MW data centre next to Cape Town International Airport, which will be heard behind closed doors.
Read the full article: businessday.co.za/news/2026-…
Tehillah Niselow retweeted
2. If Lula pulls off a small miracle in the 2nd round, he will still have a massive challenge governing.
The far-right Bolsonaristas have taken control of the Congress and the Senate, which will make it extremely difficult for Lula to govern, if he wins.
However this is not entirely new to him- the PT will have around 24% of Congress members, which is a similar proportion the PT held in Lula's first and second term from 2003-2011, as well as in his 3rd term, 2023-2026 when he showed incredible tactical ability to navigate legislation through Congress.
That said, the far right has now replaced many reps from the centre and centre-right, making things more difficult. Their power in the Senate will also give them the ability to pack the Supreme Court, and power in the states offers leverage over important areas including security.
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Tehillah Niselow retweeted
📢BRAZIL'S ELECTIONS: KEY TAKEAWAYS
In shock results, progressive President Lula yesterday came second to far-right candidate Flavio Bolsonaro. Neither gained an outright majority, & the Presidential contest will now go to a second round on 25 October.
What does this mean for Brazil and globally?
Here are my 6 key takeaways.
1. The size of the challenge for President Lula & the PT (Workers Party) is massive, but not impossible.
With 118 million valid votes cast, President Lula received around 2 million fewer votes (53.87 million) than his far-right challenger Flavio Bolsonaro (56.1 million).
The other candidates, who are mainly right or centre-right, received around 9 million votes between them (and their candidacy falls away in the 2nd round).
So if we assume that around 6 million of these voters may vote for Bolsonaro in the 2nd round, Lula will need at least around 8 million additional votes to have a chance of winning.
This is a massive mountain to climb, and indeed might look impossible, on the surface.
Some Brazilian progressives have already declared defeat.
However there is still considerable space for a turnaround: over 30 million Brazilians failed to vote in the 1st round, and around 6 million voters spoiled their papers. PT activists seem confident that they will be able to mobilise a significant number from these groups for the 2nd round.
President Lula himself said after the results last night that he has never lost a 2nd round fight, and is confident of winning.
Commentators also point out that the gap between the top 2 contenders is the smallest it has been in over 35 years.
So it is premature for Bolsonaro to declare victory or progressive activists to concede defeat.
The fight, while incredibly difficult, remains on.
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Tehillah Niselow retweeted
We are proud that Navi Pillay was a panellist at the first People’s Tribunal on Economic Crime in the arms trade. This was convened by Open Secrets and civil society partners in 2018 and called for accountability for arms corporations and politicians in the wake of Apartheid and State Capture.
corruptiontribunal.org.za/
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Open Secrets applauds this decision. It affirms the importance of international law and its promise of holding human rights abusers to account. This is under sustained attack across the planet. As the Nobel Committee said, “This year’s laureate has been instrumental in ensuring that war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide are prosecuted.”
theguardian.com/world/live/2…
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In awarding this year’s #NobelPeacePrize, the Norwegian Nobel Committee wants to remind the world that the rule of law – national and international – underpins the system we have set up to ensure peace and resolve conflicts non-violently. Peace requires justice.
History has shown that a world operating without the rule of law is unjust, unwise and inhumane. The judges – those who guard the thin red line between order and chaos – are therefore highly deserving of our praise. But today, as these same judges are sanctioned, and their institutions are attacked, we need people of courage, vision and determination – qualities that 2026 peace laureate Navi Pillay demonstrates in her work on the bench.
#NobelPrize
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Want to know who is running to be your ward councillor?
Click the link below, enter your address, and see all the candidates contesting your ward. A useful tool by @TSouthAfricaB to help you understand your options before you vote.
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Tehillah Niselow retweeted
People wait in line across Brazil to vote in the presidential election, in which incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is facing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro in a tightly contested race.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/3les2g
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Fishermen along Latin America's Pacific coast are reeling in half-empty nets as ocean warming aggravated by El Nino causes tuna, anchovies and other top catches to migrate to cooler waters.
In Panama, small-scale fishermen are struggling with extra fuel and ice costs.
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Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Madrid and other Spanish cities on Saturday as they stepped up demands for action to tackle a mounting housing crisis after government measures were struck down by the opposition. ebx.sh/blLd3G
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Protesters in Madrid demand action on housing crisis xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1yKAPwprB…
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With only a month left before South Africans head to the polls to cast their ballot on November 4, Arena Holdings brings you the City of Joburg mayoral debate. ebx.sh/C1IjBQ
Tehillah Niselow retweeted
🇦🇷 🥩 In #Argentina, where barbecuing is a ritual central to national identity and the steaks are among the best in the world, #meat consumption has reached an all-time low.
The reason: the drastic decline in purchasing power since President Javier #Milei took office.
🔴 FRANCE 24's Mathilde Guillaume, Matias Musa and Lucia Cholakian report ⤵️
I appreciate the president laying out a detailed plan to tackle GBV with timelines. He is often quite a fan of vague, mother statements so this important.
But it’s shocking that so many audits required. How does SAPS and NPA not know the number of unsolved cases?