Frantz Fanon: The Brightness of Metal
This dossier offers a sparkling introduction to Fanon’s life and work, stressing the contemporary political traction of his radical humanism, and noting that his work carries an ‘irrepressible openness...
View ArticleCoronavirus: A Call for Solidarity in a Time of Crisis
Sunday, 22 March 2020 Abahlali baseMjondolo Press Statement Coronavirus: A Call for Solidarity in a Time of Crisis Abahlali baseMjondolo has held small meetings with elected leaders in all the...
View ArticleA critical look at Human Rights Day in South Africa
Sex Rights Africa Network A critical look at Human Rights Day in South Africa Words by Busisiwe Diko Celebrating Human Rights Day is not enough to make amends for the evils which led to it, it only...
View ArticleEvictions in Durban on the First Day of the National Shutdown
Friday, 27 March 2020 Abahlali baseMjondolo Evictions in Durban on the First Day of the National Shutdown On the first day of the national Covid-19 lockdown the eThekwini municipality has evicted...
View ArticleEvictions Continue in Durban Despite the National Moratorium
Sunday, 29 March 2020 Abahlali baseMjondolo Press Statement Evictions Continue in Durban Despite the National Moratorium The national government made a clear promise that there would be no evictions...
View ArticleTwo Settlements Violently Attacked by the eThekwini Municipality Today
Tuesday, 31 March 2020 Abahlali baseMjondolo Press Statement Two Settlements Violently Attacked by the eThekwini Municipality Today Two settlements affiliated to our movement, Azania in Cato Manor and...
View ArticleSekwanele! Enough is enough!
Wednesday, 1 April 2020 Abahlali baseMjondolo Women’s League Statement Sekwanele! Enough is enough! We as the Women’s League of Abahlali baseMjondolo see the need to express our pain and fear, and our...
View ArticleStop the Abuse and Violence Against Poor Black People!
Thursday, 2 April 2020 Abahlali baseMjondolo Youth League Press Statement Stop the Abuse and Violence Against Poor Black People! Since the coronavirus lockdown began our movement has been violently...
View ArticleeThekwini Municipality Evicts Again, This Time with the Backing of the Army
Thursday, 2 April 2020 Abahlali baseMjondolo Press Statement eThekwini Municipality Evicts Again, This Time with the Backing of the Army The eThekwini Municipality has just attacked the Azania...
View ArticleStatement sent to the Covid-19 National Command Council, President Cyril...
The following statement has been sent to all members of the Covid-19 National Command Council and representatives of Local, Provincial and National Government including President Cyril Ramaphosa from...
View ArticleWe Need a Democratic Response to the Crisis
Friday, 3 April 2020 Abahlali baseMjondolo Youth League Statement We Need a Democratic Response to the Crisis As the Youth league of Abahlali baseMjondolo we are seriously concerned about the global...
View ArticleImpi ikhona: The War on our Movement Continues in Durban
Friday, 3 April 2020 Abahlali baseMjondolo Press Statement Impi ikhona: The War on our Movement Continues in Durban The eThekwini Municipality attacked Ekuphumeleleni again today. Once again the...
View ArticleState violence against the poor is not the solution
Thapelo Mohapi, The Daily Maverick It is vital that the government immediately begins to include the organisations of the poor and the working class in all Covid-19 planning and implementation. If they...
View ArticleA Set Back in Court: The struggle continues under difficult circumstances
Tuesday, 7 April 2020 Abahlali baseMjondolo Press Statement A Set Back in Court: The struggle continues under difficult circumstances As we have detailed in a number of statements, and has been widely...
View ArticleFIGHTING STATE VIOLENCE: SOLIDARITY WITH ABAHLALI BASEMJONDOLO & ALL PEOPLE’S...
9 April 2020 SRWP STATEMENT FIGHTING STATE VIOLENCE: SOLIDARITY WITH ABAHLALI BASEMJONDOLO & ALL PEOPLE’S STRUGGLES FOR HOUSING Despite the declaration that no evictions would take place during the...
View ArticleTwenty-Nine Brave Women Arrested, Two Settlements Attacked
Friday, 10 April 2020 Abahlali baseMjondolo Press Statement Twenty-Nine Brave Women Arrested, Two Settlements Attacked Yesterday the KwaMathambo settlement in Redhill and the Burnwood settlement in...
View ArticleSOLIDARITY WITH ABAHLALI BASEMJONDOLO: SRWP CONDEMNS THE ARREST OF 29 WOMEN...
10 APRIL 2020 SRWP STATEMENT: SOLIDARITY WITH ABAHLALI BASEMJONDOLO: SRWP CONDEMNS THE ARREST OF 29 WOMEN AND DEMANDS THE IMMEDIATE SUSPENSION OF ALL EVICTIONS BY THE ETHEKWINI MUNICIPALITY On 9 April...
View ArticleThe eThekwini Municipality continues to attack the poor; victory for shack...
Saturday, 18 April 2020 Abahlali baseMjondolo press statement The eThekwini Municipality continues to attack the poor; victory for shack dwellers in Cape Town The ANC led municipality in Durban, under...
View ArticleImpi Yokulwa Nabampofu! War on the Poor!
Wednesday, 22 April 2020 Abahlali baseMjondolo Press Statement Impi yokulwa nabampofu iyaqhubeka eThekwini The war against the poor continues in Durban At around 6:30 last night armed members of the...
View ArticleWhy this Suffering?
Thursday 23 April 2020 Abahlali baseMjondolo Women’s League Statement Why this Suffering? Blood is running like a river through our homes. We are under constant attack from Calvin & Family...
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