The Politics of Fire Abahlali baseMjondolo has long sought to politicise fire & shit: to show that people suffer fires because electricity is refused, to show that…
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.
South African workers refuse to move arms bound for Zimbabwe South African Transport Union members have announced they will not offload Chinese arms that are being shipped to crisis-torn Zimbabwe.
Civil society, citizenship and the politics of the (im)possible: rethinking militancy in Africa today Michael Neocosmos on the rising tide of politics at a distance from the state in…
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.
Neither the march nor the money are ours Abahlali baseMjondolo press release in response to media confusion between Abahlali and the World Bank sponsored NGO Slum Dwellers International (SDI), critiquing mainstream development discourse. A press release from SDI is also provided.
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…
