Diakonia Council of Churches strongly condemns the violence in Kennedy Road

As an ecumenical organisation representing local churches in eThekwini,
Diakonia Council of Churches strongly condemns the recent attacks on the
property and lives of innocent and vulnerable people in the informal
settlement of Kennedy Road.

The settlement, home to some 7 000 residents most of whom are economic
refugees, has been fraught with tensions arising from, amongst other
things, poor service delivery for many years. The formation of the social
movement known as Abahlali baseMjondolo has been a concerted and