Sunday, 24 August 2008
Abahlali baseMjondolo eThekwini Press Release
Why are Shack Dwellers Excluded from the Discussions About the Cornubia Development?
Nothing for Us, Without Us!
There has been much discussion about the Cornubia housing development in the press. The City and the political parties have had their say. Tongaat-Hulett, the company that owns the land, have had their say. The technical experts have had their say. Shack dwellers' organisations have not had their say. We who live with the rats in the mud and the fires have not had our say. We who were publicly promised houses in this development in November 2005 have not had our say. We who have been beaten and arrested while defending our right to speak for ourselves, defending our communities from eviction, and defending our right to decent housing in the city have not had our say.
