NUMSA Condemns Attacks on Abahlali baseMjondolo
NUMSA CONDEMNS ATTACKS ON ABAHLALI BASEMJONDOLO 16 July 20128 The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) condemns in the strongest terms the attacks against members of Abahlali...
View ArticleAbahlali Continues to Grow Despite Threats and Repression
Tuesday, 17 July 2018 Abahlali baseMjondolo Abahlali Continues to Grow Despite Threats and Repression Our leaders continue to live under threat and we continue to receive detailed information from...
View ArticleThe Kairos Center Stands in Solidarity with Abahlali baseMjondolo
The Kairos Centre On July 7, 2018, the Kairos Center received notice of heightened attacks and threats against the leadership and members of Abahlali baseMjondolo (Facebook | Twitter), including an...
View ArticleInternational Solidarity Meeting to be Held in Durban
Friday 20 July 2018 Abahlali baseMjondolo Press Statement International Solidarity Meeting to be Held in Durban International solidarity is vital to our safety, and our ability to continue to organise...
View ArticleIntimidation from Armed ANC Members on the East Rand
Monday, 23 July 2018 Abahlali baseMjondolo Press Statement Intimidation from Armed ANC Members on the East Rand Abahlali baseMjondolo in the Good Hope Settlement in Germiston, on the East Rand, have...
View ArticleShack dwellers vow to fight government’s war on protest
Mphathi Nxumalo, The Daily News Durban – Despite Community Safety and Liaison MEC Mxolisi Kaunda’s declaration of war against illegal protests, shack dwellers’ movement Abahlali baseMjondolo (AbM)...
View ArticleHope Meets Expectation
Sarah-Jane Cooper-Knock, SeaM As I walked into Solomon Mahlangu settlement, Sne was driving posts back into the ground to rebuild the walls that the Land Invasion Unit had torn down. Still visible on...
View ArticleDeath Threats Continue in Durban
1 August 2018 Death Threats in Barcelona 2 Death Threats Continue in Durban Our chairperson in our Barcelona 2 transit camp branch in Lamontville, Mr Simbongile Jujebe, and some members of the local...
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Tembisa land occupiers accuse police of brutality
Tembisa land occupiers accuse police of brutality City says it is committed to building houses on the land Bongani Siwela rebuilds his shack with paper after it was demolished by the Ekurhuleni Metro...
View ArticleWomen are the Backbone of the Land Issue
Saturday, 04 August 2018 Abahlali baseMjondolo Press Statement Women are the Backbone of the Land Issue The Women’s League of Abahlali baseMjondolo is committed to building democratic women’s power in...
View ArticleBrutal Attack on the Phumula Mqashi Land Occupation in Tembisa
30 July 2018 Phumula Mqashi Land Occupation Press Statement Brutal Attack on the Phumula Mqashi Land Occupation in Tembisa The Phumula Mqashi Land Occupation in Tembisa on the East Rand was founded on...
View ArticleSevere Police Assault, Evictions & an Arrest in Tembisa
Sunday, 5 August 2018 Phumula Mqashi Land Occupation Press Statement Severe Police Assault, Evictions & an Arrest in Tembisa This morning the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) returned to...
View ArticleMemorial Service for the Late Thabang Anthony Khamali
10 August 2018 Abahlali baseMjondolo Press Statement Memorial Service for the Late Thabang Anthony Khamali Our comrade Thabang Anthony Khamali has passed away. Thabang was a very good comrade, always...
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Amandla Awethu — “Power is ours”! Kairos visits Abahlali baseMjondolo
Kairos Centre When you join a settlement with Abahlali baseMjondolo (AbM), “Residents of the Shacks,” South Africa’s powerful, 50,000 strong shack dwellers movement, you are given land to build a home....
View ArticleS’bu Zikode is Underground
Monday, 20 August 2018 Abahlali baseMjondolo Press Statement S’bu Zikode is Underground Our movement continues to be subject to regular threats, intimidation and violence in Durban, including constant...
View ArticleBillions spent on eradicating bucket toilets, to no avail
The Citizen Simnikiwe Hlatshaneni Over the past three years, the project has cost government an average of close to a billion rand a year, with no progress made. Lack of access to land meant poor...
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We will not be intimidated, says Abahlali leader
GroundUp 5 September 2018 – By Christopher Clark and Nomfundo Xolo Activists defy persistent threats in KZN Abahlali members sing at an August general meeting in Durban. All photos: Samantha Reinders...
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No refuge for migrants in South Africa
New Frame By Jan Bornman Photography Madelene Cronje 28 August 2018: Rajabu Mwinyi in his shop in the Durban CBD. Several xenophobic political parties are emerging in Durban, causing migrants around...
View ArticleMy Family Needs Answers & Protection
My Family Needs Answers & Protection For months my husband, S’bu Zikode, has been in grave danger after the threats made by Nelly Nyanisa, a senior member of the ruling party in the eThekwini...
View ArticleResolutions from the Special General Assembly Held in Durban Today
16 September 2018 Abahlali baseMjondolo Press Statement Resolutions from the Special General Assembly Held in Durban Today Abahlali baseMjondolo held a special general assembly, open to all members...
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