Abahlali condemns the attacks on SERI

Monday, 01 August 2022
Abahlali baseMjondolo press statement

Abahlali condemns the attacks on SERI

The important Human Rights organisation, the Socio-Economic Rights Institute (SERI), is under attack from vicious right-wing forces incited by the Democratic Alliance (DA) in the City of Johannesburg.

These threats come after SERI successfully prevented the unlawful removal of street traders in the De Villiers precinct in the Johannesburg Central Business District. The threats have been extremely serious. Continue reading

Finally, there is a breakthrough in the Mabaso case

30 July 2022
Abahlali baseMjondolo Press Statement

Finally, there is a breakthrough in the Mabaso case

Samson Mhlanganyelwa Ngubane, a priest who has been the leading force behind the violent attempts to destroy our eKhenana Commune, has been arrested for the assassination of our leader Comrade Nokuthula Mabaso. His brother has also been arrested for the assassination. His son, the notorious Khaya Ngubane, were previously arrested for the assassination of Comrade Ayanda Ngila  Continue reading

The pain of living with the bullet that killed Nokuthula Mabaso

5 July 2022
Abahlali baseMjondolo press statement

The pain of living with the bullet that killed Nokuthula Mabaso

Today it is exactly two months since Comrade Nokuthula Mabaso was murdered in the evening in the eKhenana Commune. Nokuthula was attending a community meeting in a community hall just a few meters away from her house when she was shot and killed.

Nokuthula was a state witness to the killing of Ayanda Nglia who was murdered in broad daylight on the 8 March. The following day Khaya Ngubane the alleged killer was due to appear in court and fight for his bail application after he had been arrested for an attack on a resident of the commune. On 11 March Siyabonga Manqele was shot and killed by the police in the nearby eNkanini settlement, during a police raid. Continue reading

Abahlali baseMjondolo condemns the killing of NUMSA shop steward Mahlomola Hlothoane

27 June 2022
Abahlali baseMjondolo press statement

Abahlali baseMjondolo condemns the killing of NUMSA shop steward Mahlomola Hlothoane

The National Union of Metal Workers of South Africa is the largest union in the country, with more than 300 000 members. The union is in continual struggles and has won major battles for the working class. It is independent of the ANC. Continue reading

KwaDukuza Municipality embarrassed in court

18 June 2022
Abahlali baseMjondolo press statement

KwaDukuza Municipality embarrassed in court

The KwaDukuza Municipality is persisting in trying to render people from our settlement in Salt Rock homeless. They have filed to evict the poor, who have nowhere to go.

Yesterday they filed against the community again, on a urgent basis, to have the electricity in the Salt Rock settlement disconnected. We contested the application in the Durban High Court and it was dismissed with costs. In delivering the judgment the judge said that there was no urgency in the application and that the electricity crisis is a national crisis. The judge raised concerns about the way that the municipality filed their papers. Continue reading

State violence against youth has persisted since 1976

PRESS STATEMENT
16 JUNE 2022

STATE VIOLENCE AGAINST YOUTH HAS PERSISTED SINCE 1976

Thursday, 16 June 2022 will mark 46 years since the 1976 Soweto youth-led uprisings when police opened fire on protesting students, killing and injuring hundreds. Since the end of apartheid, poor communities, workers, and young people have continued to suffer state and political violence meted out to stifle both dissent and legitimate concerns.

This year also marks the 10th anniversary of the Marikana massacre for which no one has been held accountable. The events at Marikana left 44 people dead, and of the mineworkers killed 18 were 35 years old or younger. Over the years, the Abahlali baseMjondolo movement has also lost at least eight young people to state and political violence. In 2021, excessive use of force against student protestors culminated in the killing of 35-year old Mthokozisi Ntumba, a bystander. Continue reading

Noam Chomsky, Ruth Wilson Gilmore and others express solidarity with Abahlali baseMjondolo

Statement of solidarity with Abahlali baseMjondolo

Since its formation in 2005 Abahlali baseMjondolo, the extraordinary movement of the urban poor in South Africa, has inspired activists around the planet. However, the movement’s struggle for land and dignity has been met with severe repression including the destruction of people’s homes, assaults, arrests on trumped up charges, long periods in prison after bail is denied, torture and murder. Continue reading

A statement of solidarity from the Socialist Party of Zambia

12 May 2022

Abahlali baseMjondolo Solidarity Statement

The murder of Cde Nokuthula Mabaso, on the 5th of May confirms finally that Abahlali baseMjondolo (AbM) is the target of vicious and deliberate attacks meant to shatter the organization. Cde Nokuthula’s murder follows scantly two months after the murder of another AbM activist Cde Ayanda Ngila. Routinely, the authorities display no urgency to arrest those responsible – proving that the poor are always last in line for everything; even for justice. Continue reading

A statement of solidarity from NUMSA

NUMSA SENDS ITS CONDOLENCES TO ABAHLALI BASEMJONDOLO ON THE ASSASSINATION OF NOKUTHULA MABASO

11 May 2022
For Immediate Release

The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) sends its deepest condolences to all the members of Abahlali baseMjondolo (ABM) who are mourning the loss of Nokuthula Mabaso. Nokuthula Mabaso was a leader in the eKhenana Commune in Cato Manor in Durban and was assassinated at her home on the 5th of May. Mabaso was a heroine and a fighter. She has been described by ABM as a soldier, who worked hard to ensure that more than 100 people had a roof over their heads.   Continue reading

The Memorial Service for the late Nokuthula Mabaso will be held at eKhenana on Thursday

11 May 2022
Abahlali baseMjondolo Press Statement

The Memorial Service for the late Nokuthula Mabaso will be held at eKhenana on Thursday

On Thursday, 12th May 2022, we will be honouring and respecting our leader Nokuthula Mabaso. She was a mother and militant who served the poor and our struggle for land and dignity with courage and humility. She was a brave woman who was instrumental in the establishment of the eKhenana occupation that has ensured that more than 100 families have a place they can call home. Continue reading