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Two Lives Lost in a Shack Fire in Bhambayi, Inanda
14 December 2016 Abahlali baseMjondolo Movement SA Press Statement Two Lives Lost in a Shack Fire in Bhambayi, Inanda The festive season is the time for most people to gather with families and...
View ArticleDaily Maverick: Between frying pan and fire: Cape Town’s shack dwellers
It’s the festive season for all, but for some, who live in close proximity and without electricity, it’s also fire season. In the last week, hundreds of Cape Town people have lost their homes in shack...
View Article2016: A year of progress for our movement
20 December 2016 Abahlali baseMjondolo Movement SA Press statement 2016: A year of progress for our movement The year 2016 has come and gone. As we move from one year to another we need to reflect on...
View ArticleAbahlali baseMjondolo Choir to Record
3 February 2017 Abahlali baseMjondolo Movement SA Press Statement Abahlali baseMjondolo Choir to Record People who are living in shack settlements are often considered as people who are aimless, people...
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Amilcar Cabral’s revolutionary anti-colonialist ideas
Firoze Manji, ROAR Magazine Amilcar Cabral and Frantz Fanon are among the most important thinkers from Africa on the politics of liberation and emancipation. While the relevance of Fanon’s thinking...
View ArticleShack dwellers’ struggle songs hit a high note in the recording studio
Bongani Mthethwa, The Times A shack-dwellers’ movement known for singing struggle songs while campaigning against evictions is busy recording a CD featuring 13 protest songs. Abahlali baseMjondolo —...
View ArticleMan assaulted for trying to stop illegal dumpers
These people had a truck full of rubbish wanting to dump where our members live. When Thapelo approached them they started swearing at him and when he tried to take a photo he was attacked. Companies...
View ArticleAssembly With Branch Leaders to Strategise in Advance of Negotiations
17 February 2017 Abahlali baseMjondolo Press Statement Abahlali to Hold Assembly to Strategise on Democratic and Participatory Development in Advance of Negotiations with the Municipality This year...
View ArticleAbahlali to Launch its First Village in Bizana, Eastern Cape
Friday, 17 February 2017 Abahlali press statement Abahlali to Launch its First Village in Bizana, Eastern Cape For more than ten years we have waged a struggle for land, housing and dignity in the...
View ArticlePolitical Education Camp
11 March 2017 Abahlali baseMjondolo Movement SA press statement Political Education Camp The movement of Abahlali baseMjondolo SA will hold a Political Education Camp on the 11th March 2017 at...
View ArticleBhambayi Protests – The Rule of Lies Continues to Tear Apart Our Hopes for a...
Tuesday, 28 March 2017 Abahlali baseMjondolo Press Statement Bhambayi Protests – The Rule of Lies Continues to Tear Apart Our Hopes for a Better Future The anger of the poor can go in many directions....
View ArticleTwo ANC Ward Councillors Have Launched a Local Militia in Durban
13 April 2017 Abahlali baseMjondolo Press Statement Two ANC Ward Councillors Have Launched a Local Militia in Durban In our previous statement we reported that our members are facing serious...
View ArticleThe eThekwini Municipality continues to demolish people’s houses illegally
19 April 2017 Abahlali baseMjondolo Press Statement The eThekwini Municipality continues to demolish people’s houses illegally The illegal demolishing of people’s houses still continues in the...
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UnFreedom Day 2017: The poorest of the poor will gather once again
21 April 2017 Abahlali baseMjondolo Press Statement UnFreedom Day 2017: The poorest of the poor will gather once again On the 23rd April 2017 the movement of Abahlali baseMjondolo will once again...
View ArticleStop massacre, exploitation and oppression in DR Congo
03 Mai 2017 CONGOLESE SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN MOVEMENT PRESS STATEMENT Stop massacre, exploitation and oppression in DR Congo On the 04th May 2017 the Congolese Solidarity Campaign will organize a...
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GroundUp: Massive land occupation in Khayelitsha
GroundUp, 19 May 2017 By Ashleigh Furlong A massive land occupation is underway in Town Two, Khayelitsha, near the Magistrates’ Court with hundreds of sites demarcated on the land. If the occupiers are...
View ArticleANC Intimidation in Newcastle
21 May 2017 Abahlali baseMjondolo Press Statement ANC Intimidation in Newcastle Abahlali baseMjondolo continues to grow and to expand throughout Kwazulu-Natal, and the country as a whole. People in...
View ArticleA Baby has Been Killed During a Brutal Police Attack in the Foreman Road...
Monday, 29 May 2017 Abahlali baseMjondolo Press Statement A Baby has Been Killed During a Brutal Police Attack on the Foreman Road Settlement A two week old baby, Jayden Khoza, is dead after a brutal...
View ArticleJustice for Baby Jayden
31 May 2017 Abahlali baseMjondolo Movement SA Press Statement Justice for Baby Jayden On Monday the Foreman Road community in Clare Estate, Durban, came under serious police assault after a road...
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