Abahlali basemjondolo
Pressure groups offer the best hope for South Africa’s democracy
South Africans have learnt that democracy isn't a destination that they reached with the formal end of apartheid, it's a lifelong quest to keep up the pressure...
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Unions have mixed reactions to govt's response to KZN floods
As KwaZulu-Natal continues with its mop-up operations in the aftermath of the deadliest flooding, the death toll now stands at 341 with 55 people injured.
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Some KZN communities losing hope of receiving govt assistance - activist group
As authorities rally resources to assist victims of the floods in KwaZulu-Natal, there’s concern that some communities are not receiving the help they so desperately need.
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KZN govt leaders were nowhere to be found during July unrest, SAHRC hears
S’bu Zikode of Abahlali baseMjondolo said they tried to get hold of them but to no avail.
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‘The ground was fertile,’ SAHRC told July unrest was due to angry residents
S'bu Zikode testified at the inquiry probing the July unrest in his capacity as a leader representing underprivileged communities on Monday.
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Govt's new mixed-model housing plan raises more questions than answers
The point of the new plan is to move away from providing housing alone, but to put people's fate back into their own hands.
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Abahlali baseMjondolo: Land should not be turned into a commodity
The group brought the Durban city centre to a standstill on Monday as it marched on City Hall to hand over a memorandum of demands to authorities.
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KZN shack dwellers’ movement win partial victory in high court
The matter between Abahlali baseMjondolo and the eThekwini Municipality was postponed to next month.
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Two-year-old girl killed in Foreman Road fire
Shack dwellers movement Abahlali baseMjondolo says the fire started in the early hours of Sunday morning when a candle fell resulting in the burning of the child's family home.
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'DA shack dweller support a PR stunt'
An analyst says a shack dwellers' organisation's support for the DA is no more than a PR stunt.
