South Africa

LCAP in solidarity with South African people’s movement – Abahlali baseMjondolo

Today the London Coalition Against Poverty organised a gesture of solidarity with political prisoners from Abahlali baseMjondolo in Durban, South Africa.

South Africa's World Cup is a disgrace

It's already the most unequal country on the planet. Now 'the greatest marketing opportunity of our time' is making it worse.

No Land! No House! No Vote!

Lindela Figlan reflects on the aftermath of the attack on Abahlali baseMjondolo last year

This article by Lindela Figlan, security guard, former chairperson of both the…

A red flag raised in a Johannesburg squatter settlement

Rethinking Public Participation from Below

A critique of 'civil society' - and left collaboration with it.

Shack Dwellers on the March in Pretoria

‘Black boers’ and other revolutionary songs

As the ANC turns into an aggressive kleptocracy - and confronts a ongoing country wide revolt from poor communities - Chris Rodrigues brings some…

Abahlali baseMjondolo March on Jacob Zuma photo gallery, 2010

Xavier Vahed's pictures from the Abahlali baseMjondolo march on Jacob Zuma, Human Rights Day, 22…

Working Together We Can Do More....Evictions? Arrests? Banning of Protests?

The Degeneration of the African National Congress

A critique of the corruption and authoritarianism within the ANC.

Shackdwellers Protest in Mamelodi - March 2010

The High Cost of the Right to the City

Notes from a meeting of Abahlali baseMjondolo in preparation for the World Urban Forum (WUF): “The Right to the City”.

Abahlali basemjondolo Occupy Central Durban on 22 March 2010 -'Human Rights Day'

Abahlali basemjondolo Occupy Central Durban for the First Time Since the Attacks in September Last Year

Around 3 000 Abahlali baseMjondolo (ABM) members braved serious intimidation from…

Abahlali baseMjondolo Has Launched Four New Branches Since the Attack on the Movement in September Last Year

AbM suffered a major set back after they were attacked by a state backed militia…

Wildcat Strike in Pinetown, South Africa

In an encouraging shift from militancy in the community to militancy in the factory precarious shack dweller workers in Pinetown (near Durban), South Africa have launched a wildcat strike.

New Wave of Repression in South Africa

An overview of the situation in the wake of the attacks on Abahlali baseMjondolo (reposted from Indy Media UK).