Uhlu Lokuphakathi
Amazwi omhumushiIbika ngu-Neville AlexanderOnxiwankulu ne-Sigaba SabasebenziAbasebenzi namadlela-ndawonyeUmthapho wezincwadi Zobudlela-ndawonye nobu-KhomanisiImibono yama-Khomansi mayiqhathaniswa...
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View ArticleDocuments from other movements & struggles: Amazwi aghamuka kweminye imibuthi
Movement Charters and ManifestosThe Twelve Articles from the Peasants' War in Germany, 1525 A Declaration From the Poor Oppressed People of England, by Gerrard Winstanley, England, 1649The True...
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The Award of Hope!It came as a surprise to be awarded the Outstanding Teaching Assistant Trophy at the third annual graduation ceremony for the University of Abahlali baseMjondolo. Not only was I...
View ArticleNgicelwe ukuba ngikhulume ngokuthi “kungaliwa kanjani noMbuso?” Lo ngumbuzo...
Ngicelwe ukuba ngikhulume ngokuthi “kungaliwa kanjani noMbuso?” Lo ngumbuzo onzulu, anginazo izimpendulo ezilulaibhalwe ngu – Arundhati Roy yahunyushelwa esiZulwini ngu – Nontobeko HlelaUma sikhuluma...
View ArticleNotes on Gentrification for the Manchester Conference
Notes on Gentrification for the Manchester Conference August 2009defining ourselvesWe are here as elected delegates of Abahlali baseMjondolo, the South African shackdwellers' movement. We approach each...
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Frantz Fanon
Frantz FanonFrantz Fanon 1925 - 1961Black Skin, White Masks, Frantz Fanon, 1952 A Dying Colonialsm, Frantz Fanon, 1959The Wretched of the Earth, Frantz Fanon, 1961Towards the African Revolution, Frantz...
View ArticleProgramme for the University of Abahlali baseMjondolo Seminar on Sunday 19...
University of Abahlali in ActionProgrammeSunday 19 February 2012, Diakonia Centre08:30 – 09:00 Registration (tea /coffee) 09:00 – 09:15 Welcome and Introduction – President Mdlalose 09:15 – 09:45...
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This article has now been translated into Spanish, Italian, French and Russian.Friday, 16 July 2010Serving our Life Sentence in the ShacksPeople all over South Africa have been asking the leaders of...
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UFrantz Fanon waziwa kakhulu njengomunye wezinculabuchopho zomzabalazo...
UFrantz Fanon waziwa kakhulu njengomunye wezinculabuchopho zomzabalazo wenkululeko eAfrika.Frantz Fanon: 1925 – 1961Wazalelwa esiqhingini sase Martinique ngo 1925. I Martinique yayibuswa ngaphansi...
View ArticleWomen are human beings even when they find themselves in shacks or transit...
Friday, 9 August 2013 Abahlali baseMjondolo Womens' League Press StatementWomen are human beings even when they find themselves in shacks or transit campsToday women of the shack settlements just like...
View ArticleGrocott’s Mail: UPM, Rhodes in sympathy march
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View ArticleS’bu Zikode’s schedule of public events in London
Thursday 7 November – War on Want's Right to the City event Sunday 10 November – closing of the Historical Materialism Conference Monday 11 November – UCL screening of Dear Mandela and discussion...
View ArticleDespite the state’s violence, our fight to escape the mud and fire of South...
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/nov/11/south-africa-fight-decent-housing-assassination by S'bu, Zikode, The Guardian Our movement of shack-dwellers – Abahlali baseMjondolo, representing...
View ArticleJornal do Brasil: Documentário ‘Prezado Mandela’ mostra a realidade daqui...
http://www.jb.com.br/comunidade-em-pauta/noticias/2013/11/13/documentario-prezado-mandela-mostra-a-realidade-daqui-como-a-de-la/ Mônica Figueiredo Na última quinta-feira, dia 7, o Borel recebeu a...
View ArticleMahala: Tropical Paradise & the Divide
http://www.mahala.co.za/reality/tropical-paradise-and-the-divide/ by Samora Chapman and Caelin Roodt 12.11.2013 The ridge that rises above the Durban city is green and lush. The suburbs, laid out, are...
View ArticleHumanism, creativity and rights: invoking Henri Lefebvre’s right to the city...
http://www.wits.ac.za/files/dc2pg_333996001384340616.pdf Marie Huchzermeyer Inaugural Lecture, School of Architecture and Planning, University of the Witwatersrand, 12 November, 2013 The reality of...
View ArticleNational Assembly of the Unemployed
Thursday, 14 November 2013 Unemployed People’s Movement Press Statement National Assembly of the Unemployed It is time to confront the crisis of mass unemployment. Our dignity is not negotiable. The...
View ArticleMarch in Clare Estate, Monday 18 November 2013
17 November 2013 Abahlali baseMjondolo Press Statement Abahlali baseMjondolo to March in Clare Estate on Monday 18 November 2013 We will be marching on Councillor Bhekisane Ngcobo on Monday 18...
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