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Abahlali on New Mayor for City of Cape Town and Housing MEC for the Western Cape

Abahlali baseMjondolo of the western cape welcomes the appointment of Madikizela as the new housing MEC of the western cape, while we welcome it but we are also clear as Abahlali that Madikizela will just be the face that represent MEC for housing for the Western Cape and we believe that Zille will be the one that will make and take crucial decisions about housing crisis within the Western Cape and Madikizela is just there to implement those decision.

Update: Click here to read the report on the march in the Mercury, here to read the report on the march in Isolezwe and here to see some photographs.

Mamu Nxumalo Addresses the Protesters

Thursday, 09 April 2009
Press Statement from the Siyanda (A & B) Abahlali baseMjondolo Branch

Siyanda A and B to March on Housing MEC Mike Mabuyakhulu on Tuesday 14 April 2009

1 April 2009

ABM WC marching to the offices of City of Cape Town

No Land! No House! No Vote!

Abahlali baseMjondolo of the Western Cape TR branch Site B today on the 1st April will be marching to the Offices of the City of Cape Town Mayor Helen Zille who is having ambitions to become the new premier of the Western Cape after this years national undemocratic elections.

During the week of voters registration (7&8 of February 2009) people of TR had decided to protest against the voters registration station that was put at their areas by IEC claiming that government had undermined the rights of people of TR for years by not improving conditions that people are living under off, TR section is still one of the areas within the City of Cape Town that are still using pure bucket system.

Rural Network Press Release

RIETVLEI COMMUNITY PROTEST MARCH AGAINST VIOLATIONS OF LAND AND HUMAN RIGHTS OF THE MASIKANE FAMILY BY LOCAL FARMER AND POLICE

Abahlali baseMjondolo & the Rural Network at the Reitvlei Protest - 21 March 2009

On March 21, 2009 the Human Rights Day, we the community of Rietvlei (black and white) and the Masikane family will march on our streets to protest against the:

1. Eviction of the Masikane family by a local farmer
2. Flagrant biasness of the Rietvlei Police Station against the Masikane family

Delft Anti-Eviction Campaign Press Release
19th of February 2009 - For Immediate Release

Symphony Way residents commemorate 1 year on the road

Today, the residents of Symphony Way will be commemorating last years evictions on the 19th of February 2008. We have now lived a full year on Symphony Way and have, in protest, blocked traffic on this major road the entire time. Residents have nowhere else to go and refused to go to Blikkiesdorp TRA which they see as a refugee camp. This may be the longest and most difficult protest undertaken by any community in the history of South Africa.

29 October 2008
Landless People’s Movement Press Release

Join Gauteng landless communities (Freedom Park, Protea Glen Bond Houses, Protea South Informal Settlement, Precast-Lenasia Extension 11, Chiawelo, Tembalihle Crisis Committee, Eldorado Park, Harry Gwala Informal Settlement)in a peaceful March demanding free basic services, the removal of the useless ward councillors and a halt to mass evictions. On the 30th October 2008, the march will start at Peacemakers Ground in Protea South and then proceed to Old Potch road and Union Road to deliver a memorandum to the Premier of Gauteng Paul “Mathousand” Mashatile.