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).
1930-present: Labour unrest and the successive geographical restructuring of the world automobile industry - Beverly Silver Beverly Silver traces the growth of workers power in the auto industry and the…
Bedtime Stories in Durban Looking back on the September attacks on Abahlali baseMjondolo members in Kennedy Road, Durban, Raj Patel, author of 'Stuffed & Starved' and 'The Value of Nothing' profiles the views of key Abahlali activists including S’bu Zikode, Zodwa Nsibande and Mazwi Nzimande. Though strongly disrupted by the African National Congress-led (ANC) attack in September, Abahlali has continued to meet, while the absence of its…
Symbol of Hope Silenced English student Sarah Cooper-Knock responds to the attack on Abahlali baseMjondolo by a state backed ethnic militia.
Mbeki, Thabo Critical biographical notes on Thabo Mbeki, excerpted from a contribution to the New York Review of Books by the anti-Stalinist historian of the ANC Paul Trewhela in 2000.
A Short History of Shacks & Shack Dweller's Struggles in Durban A short overview of the history of shacks and shack dwellers struggles in Durban with a focus on enclosure, insurgent commoning, and the politics of space.
Michael Neocosmos on the Political Meaning of the Attacks on Abahlali baseMjondolo An essay by Michael Neocosmos on the political significance of the attacks on Abahlali baseMjondolo and the state of democracy in South Africa. He also develops a periodisation of the failures of post-apartheid democracy.
AbM: Pemary Ridge Thirteen Released, Kennedy Thirteen Still in Detention As the new wave of state repression against Abahlali baseMjondolo (AbM) continues the Pemary Ridge Thirteen have been released but the Kennedy Road Thirteen remain in the notorious Westville prison. Bishop Rubin Phillip, who was Steve Biko's Deputy in the South African Student's Organisation in 1969, has called for their immediate release.
Party Politic vs Living Politic in Kennedy Road This lecture critiques devastating role of party politics in society which divides and controls people. It argues for living politics which…
Statement in support of Abahlali baseMjondolo Statement by Noam Chomsky, Slavoj Zizek and others in support of Abahlali baseMjondolo
