Tuesday, 18 October 2011
Abahlali baseMjondolo Press Statement

“We are all S’bu Zikode”

Abahlali baseMjondolo is a movement of the poor that struggles to protect, promote and advance the dignity of the poor in South Africa. One of our roles is to bring the government to the people and the people to the government.

We have marched to take our demands to councillors, mayors, premiers and the president. We have had many meetings but in Durban, the city where our movement was founded six years ago, we have never, despite all the marches, ever had a meeting with the mayor to discuss our demands.

http://www.iol.co.za/isolezwe/sizokwenza-itheku-lingalawuleki-1.1155635

‘Sizokwenza iTheku lingalawuleki’

October 12 2011 at 11:10am
By BONISWA MOHALE

AMALUNGU enhlangano Abahlali baseMjondolo oMzwakhe Mdlalose, Lindela Figlan, Sbu Zikode, Mazwi Nzimande, Zandile Nsibande noBandile Mdlalose Isithombe: SITHUNYELWE

ABAHLALI baseMjondolo sebesabise ngokuthi bazokwenza iTheku lingalawuleki emuva kokuba iMeya, uMnuz James Nxumalo, ehoxise umhlangano obekumele abe nawo nobuholi bale nhlangano.

Friday, 7 October 2011
Abahlali baseMjondolo Press Statement

New eThekwini Mayor Disrespects the Shack Dwellers

Abahlali baseMjondolo Movement SA is very disappointed by the new mayor’s disrespect for the shack dwellers. The hope that we had that the new mayor would be different to the last mayor has been dashed. Obed Mlaba was never prepared to meet with us. He had many things to say about us but he would never meet with us. James Nxumalo, the new mayor, agreed to meet with us in September and the meeting was confirmed to be held yesterday on the 6th October 2011. We had organised many meetings in our organisation to carefully prepare for the meeting with the mayor. Comrades had taken time off work for the meeting. People were excited. But the meeting was cancelled in the last hour.