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South Africa: Police shooting at Marikana Land Occupation
Thursday, 2 May 2013, 2:01 pm | Abahlali baseMjondolo
Earlier today we sent out notice that the City's Anti-Land Invasions Unit, Law Enforcement and SAPS had arrived again at Marikana shack settlement to destroy our homes. This was the third time they destroyed our community. More >>
South Africa: Police shooting at Marikana Land Occupation
Wednesday, 1 May 2013, 10:48 am | Abahlali baseMjondolo
Earlier today we sent out notice that the City's Anti-Land Invasions Unit, Law Enforcement and SAPS had arrived again at Marikana shack settlement to destroy our homes. This was the third time they destroyed our community. More >>
South Africa: Police Have Attacked Marikana Land Occupation
Tuesday, 30 April 2013, 12:30 pm | Abahlali baseMjondolo
The Anti-Land Invasion Unit, supported by the police, has attacked the Marikana Land Occupation. Shacks have been demolished; comrades have been threatened, assaulted and shot at with rubber bullets. There was no court order and therefore these evictions ... More >>
Marikana: New Land Occupation Founded on UnFreedom Day 2013
Tuesday, 30 April 2013, 12:12 pm | Abahlali baseMjondolo
Members of Abahlali baseMjondolo of the Western Cape have occupied a piece of vacant land in Philippi, Cape Town. Shacks have been built and families have moved in to their new homes. The new land occupation has been called 'Marikana'. More >>
A New Land Occupation Founded on UnFreedom Day 2013
Monday, 29 April 2013, 2:26 pm | Abahlali baseMjondolo
Members of Abahlali baseMjondolo of the Western Cape have occupied a piece of vacant land in Philippi, Cape Town. Shacks have been built and families have moved in to their new homes. The new land occupation has been called 'Marikana'. More >>
Abahlali members to be paid damages for police brutality
Tuesday, 23 April 2013, 3:57 pm | Abahlali baseMjondolo
Today, the Durban High Court ordered the Minister of Police to pay a total of R165 000 in damages to two members of shackdwellers’ movement Abahlali baseMjondolo - Sbu Zikode and Philani Zungu – and one resident of the Kennedy Road informal ... More >>
Suspect in the Bush Knife Murders in Court
Thursday, 18 April 2013, 11:48 am | Abahlali baseMjondolo
Abahlali bakwaNdengezi with the support of Abahlali baseMjondolo in general will be going to the Pinetown Magistrate’s Court today. We will be protesting at the bail application of the accused in the KwaNdengezi bush knife murders. More >>
Anti Wonga, Crime and Rape Protest in KwaMashu on 21 March
Thursday, 21 March 2013, 1:01 pm | Abahlali baseMjondolo
As tomorrow is Human Rights Day the Abahlali baseMjondolo Youth League will be holding a protest on some of the issues that are concerning the youth. Our protest will raise awareness and concern about the use of the drug called wonga that many of the young ... More >>
Victory for KwaNdengezi
Tuesday, 19 March 2013, 12:00 pm | Abahlali baseMjondolo
Three comrades from KwaNdengezi had all charges against them withdrawn in the Pinetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday. Their arrest followed a protest against the alleged selling of RDP houses by Nqola, the Ward 12 councillor. Four comrades were arrested ... More >>
Women’s League Press Statement
Monday, 11 March 2013, 3:58 pm | Abahlali baseMjondolo
Today’s is the International Women Rights day, dedicated to affirming and demanding rights for woman around the world; we as the Abahlali BaseMjondolo Women League do the same. It is nice that we have these rights on paper but remains a shame in our ... More >>
Woman’s League Press Statement
Friday, 8 March 2013, 3:07 pm | Abahlali baseMjondolo
6 March 2013 Woman’s League Press Statement Protocols are a waste of time for the poor; Appointments are delaying tactics while we suffer. More >>
Launch of the Sweet Home Farm Abahlali baseMjondolo Branch
Friday, 1 March 2013, 12:07 pm | Abahlali baseMjondolo
The Sweet Home Farm community will be launching its branch under the banner of Abahlali baseMjondolo Movement South Africa, this coming weekend on the 2013-03-02 @ 11:00 in their Local Community Hall next to St. Barnabas Anglican Church. One should remember ... More >>
All Charges Against One Of The Kwandengezi Four Dropped
Friday, 1 March 2013, 9:52 am | Abahlali baseMjondolo
All charges against Mandla Hlope were withdrawn in the Pinetown Magistrate’s ‘’C” Court this morning. More >>
Abahlali baseMjondolo: Further update on arrests
Thursday, 31 January 2013, 10:31 am | Abahlali baseMjondolo
Sindisiwe Mabaso, Mr Madlokovu and Mlungisi Hlongwane appeared in court today. All charges were withdrawn against them except for the charge of public violence - which in South Africa usually means nothing more than that a person attended a protest ... More >>
Four Arrests in KwaNdengezi
Thursday, 31 January 2013, 10:29 am | Abahlali baseMjondolo
During a protest on Sunday 27 January 2013 people of KwaNdengezi were threatened at gunpoint by an MK Veteran who is one of those who allegedly bought the corrupted RDP houses of the people of KwaNgendengezi. More >>
Update from the Pinetown Magistrate's Court
Wednesday, 30 January 2013, 8:39 am | Abahlali baseMjondolo
Abahlali baseMjondolo were at the Pinetown magistrate's court today in our numbers where one of the four comrades from KwaNdengezi appeared on one charge of assault. Comrade Mandla Hlophe was released on warning. His matter has been adjourned for ... More >>
Protesters Threatened in KwaNdengezi
Monday, 28 January 2013, 8:14 am | Abahlali baseMjondolo
Abahlali KwaNdengezi are currently engaging in a protest against corrupt and authoritarian development. Abahlali KwaNdengezi have had no choice but to defend their homes, their graves, their culture and of course their dignity against the eThekwini Municipality's ... More >>
Cape Town: Government Policies Behind Shack-Fire Epidemic
Tuesday, 8 January 2013, 9:27 am | Abahlali baseMjondolo
As residents of QQ Section shack settlement and members of the movement Abahlali baseMjondolo, we would like to say that we are not happy about what happened early this morning across the street from QQ Section. More >>
Shack Fire in the Kennedy Road Settlement
Monday, 24 December 2012, 10:19 am | Abahlali baseMjondolo
At around 4am a fire hit the eShishunqa section of the Kennedy Road settlement in Clare Estate in Durban. Around twenty shacks were gutted. There have not been any reports of injury or death. More >>
Abahlali baseMjondolo Takes the Minister of Police to Court
Monday, 10 December 2012, 10:21 am | Abahlali baseMjondolo
Abahlali baseMjondolo Takes the Minister of Police to Court to Account for Police Repression in Durban More >>
