Victory in Court, Blood in the Occupation
Friday, 24 April 2020 Abahlali baseMjondolo Press Statement Victory in Court, Blood in the Occupation Today we went back to the High Court in Durban to ask the court to enforce the interdict granted...
View ArticleImpunity for Attempted Murder
25 April 2020 Abahlali baseMojondolo Press Statement Impunity for Attempted Murder Yesterday we secured an interdict against the illegal and violent evictions that the eThekwini Municipality has been...
View ArticleAbahlali baseMjondolo is in Solidarity with the Workers of the World
Friday, 1 May 2020 Abahlali baseMjondolo press statement Abahlali baseMjondolo is in Solidarity with the Workers of the World Our movement was started in 2005 as a movement of the poor. From the...
View ArticleSeriousConcern at Escalating State Xenophobia
Friday, 8 May 2020 Abahlali baseMjondolo press statement Serious Concern at Escalating State Xenophobia The crisis caused by the coronavirus is being exploited by the government as an excuse to repress...
View ArticleState Attacks Continue in Durban
Tuesday, 12 May 2020 Abahlali baseMjondolo State Attacks Continue in Durban Today the eThekwini Municipality’s notoriously violent Anti-Land Invasion Unit and the equally notorious Calvin & Family...
View ArticleCelebrating Being African Means Opposing Xenophobia
Monday, 25 May 2020 Abahlali baseMjondolo Press Statement Celebrating Being African Means Opposing Xenophobia Today is Africa Day. The same politicians that repress popular organisation and make deals...
View ArticleOrganise or Starve
Tuesday, 26 May 2020 Abahlali baseMjondolo press statement Organise or starve Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic social movements have been in the forefront of building networks of mutual aid...
View ArticleThe Politic of Blood Must be Stopped
Wednesday, 3 June 2020 Abahlali baseMjondolo Press Statement The Politic of Blood Must be Stopped If you are poor and black your life does not count to this society. It is often the state that will...
View ArticleWe offer our full support to the American rebellion
Friday, 5 June 2020 Abahlali baseMjondolo Press Statement We offer our full support to the American rebellion People dying from the coronavirus can’t breathe in their last hours. They die suffocating....
View ArticleSTOP Illegal Evictions! A research report into the eviction of shack-dwellers...
9 June 2020 Violent evictions and demolitions of poor black shack-dwellers homes in South Africa are ongoing and must be stopped immediately! As the world rises against the disproportionate...
View ArticleBuilding Food Sovereignty from Below
15 June 2020 Abahlali baseMjondolo Building Food Sovereignty from Below There was a serious problem of hunger in South Africa before the Covid-19 lockdown as a result of the long history of colonial...
View ArticleToday We Mourn
16 June 2020 Abahlali baseMjondolo Movement Youth League Press statement Today We Mourn Today the Abahlali baseMjondolo Youth are mourning all the comrades who lost their lives in the struggle against...
View ArticleThe Lives of Women& Girls Are Not Respected
27 June 2020 Abahlali baseMjondolo Women’s League Press Statement The Lives of Women & Girls Are Not Respected If you are poor your life counts for nothing to this society and this government. You...
View ArticleMinister Sisulu is Playing Dirty Politics with our Lives & Dignity
Friday 3 July 2020 Abahlali baseMjondolo Press Statement Minister Sisulu is Playing Dirty Politics with our Lives & Dignity If you are poor and black your life does not count to the government....
View ArticleUnite Against Xenophobia
Thursday, 9 July 2020 Abahlali baseMjondolo Press Statement Unite Against Xenophobia Since our movement was first formed fifteen years ago we have opposed all forms of repression. We have opposed...
View ArticleHamba Kahle Ernest Wamba-dia-Wambia
Thursday, 16 July 2020 Abahlali baseMjondolo Press Statement Hamba Kahle Ernest Wamba-dia-Wambia On Wednesday morning we received the news that Professor Ernest Wamba-dia-Wambia had passed away in...
View ArticleWe continue the fight against Gender Based Violence
Monday, 27 July 2020 Abahlali baseMjondolo Women’s League Press statement We continue the fight against Gender Based Violence Gender Based Violence is a pandemic in our society. As women we are still...
View ArticleViolent, Criminal Attack on the eKhenana Occupation
Tuesday, 28 July 2020 Abahlali baseMjondolo Press Statement Violent, Criminal Attack in the eKhenana Occupation Today, at 10:00 am, the eThekwini Municipality launched a violent, criminal attack on the...
View ArticleSolidarity with the People of Zimbabwe
Wednesday, 5 August 2020 Abahlali baseMjondolo Solidarity with the People of Zimbabwe Zimbabweans have been living under oppression for many years due to the iron fist of Zanu PF. Many activists have...
View ArticleThe ANC has never been serious about fighting corruption
Wednesday, 19 August 2020 Abahlali baseMjondolo The ANC has never been serious about fighting corruption The ANC is a deeply corrupt and violent organisation. The politicians and their families feed...
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