Abahlali baseMjondolo Press Release for the March on Mlaba, 28 September 2007 Press release of Abahlali baseMjondolo in the run up to a march on the mayor of Durban to protest his refusal to supply electricity to the shack dwellers' settlements.
Taking Poverty Seriously: What the poor are saying and why it matters Article based on interviews with South African shack dwellers about their views of what constitutes 'democracy', stressing the need for those in struggle to set their own agenda rather than have it set by professional activists.
The University of Abahlali baseMjondolo This is a longer version of an article by Richard Pithouse first published in Voices of Resistance from Occupied London in October 2007. It gives a useful basic overview of Abahlali baseMjondolo from its founding in early 2005 to late 2007.
All charges dropped against Kennedy 6 Six activists from the Abahlali baseMjondolo in court on murder charges have been released with all charges dropped.
Democracy in my experience Philani Zungu offers a brief but powerful account of the lived experience of life as a shack dweller under democracy in South Africa.
When choices can no longer be choices - S'bu Zikode S'bu Zikode wrote this article in early 2007 when he was finally forced out of his job at a petrol station as punishment for his political activities with Abahlali baseMjondolo. As of March 2008 he remains unemployed.
The 'No Land, No House, No Vote' campaign still on for 2009 Article restating Abahlali baseMjondolo's anti-statist, anti-electoral politics seen as more or less…
From party politics to service delivery to the politics of the poor Philani Zungu's article arguing against the lip-service of politicians of 'service delivery' to…
We are the restless majority - S'bu Zikode S'bu Zikode's article after Abahlali baseMjondolo's successful anti-electoral campaign in 2006.
The police and Abahlali baseMjondolo This list of police abuses suffered by Abahlali baseMjondolo between 19 March 2005 and 13 November 2007 is an important document of record.
Struggle is a school: the rise of a shack dwellers movement in Durban, South Africa This article by Richard Pithouse, first published in Monthly Review, charts the rise of the militant South African shack dwellers' movement Abahlali baseMjondolo which first emerged in 1995 and has gone from strength to strength since then despite severe state repression.
Police open fire on Cape Town residents resisting eviction Following on from previous libcom coverage, South African police opened fire on Delft residents…
