Category Archives: protest

Abahlali bas’eKhenana return to court

Wednesay 5 June 2019
Abahlali baseMjondolo press statement

Abahlali bas’eKhenana return to court

For a long time the Abahlali bas’ Khenana land occupation has faced brutal and illegal evictions from the eThekwini Municipality’s notorious Land Invasion Unit. The belongings of the community have been confiscated and burnt many times. Abahlali have always rebuilt after each and every eviction. Under the rule of the ANC inkani opens the road to land, and the price for land is paid in blood.

Mzi Ngiba, the local ANC councillor, has been dividing the community using the local ANC members to wage violence on Abahlali. He has also encouraged local ANC members to occupy land with the aim of displacing Abahlali. Continue reading

Abahlali to march against state repression, threats and assassinations

Friday, 5 October 2018
Abahlali baseMjondolo Press Statement

Abahlali to march against state repression, threats and assassinations

On Monday 8 October Abahlali baseMjondolo will march against repression in Durban. There will be solidarity protests in Cape Town, Johannesburg and New York.

Since our movement was founded in 2005 we have faced waves of repression including assault, arrest, torture in police custody, organised campaigns of slander, the destruction of our homes, death threats, the murder of our members during protests and evictions, and the targeted assassination of our leaders. The price for land and dignity has been paid in blood.  Continue reading

Protesters march in Durban for electricity‚ sanitation

The Times

05 October 2018
BY LWANDILE BHENGU

The residents of the informal settlement near Cato Manor marched to the Department of Public Works in Mayville, to hand over a memorandum of demands‚ including the provision of electricity and sanitation on October 5 2018The residents of the informal settlement near Cato Manor marched to the Department of Public Works in Mayville, to hand over a memorandum of demands‚ including the provision of electricity and sanitation on October 5 2018 
Image: THULI DLAMINI

Chanting “Down with Zandile Gumede‚ down”‚ hundreds of Abahlali BaseMjondolo members took part in a peaceful march over being neglected by the eThekwini municipality and mayor‚ Gumede.  Continue reading

Frustrated Durban residents march over lack of basic services

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“We are not being taken serious by the municipality”

Photo of protesters
Residents of Enkanini in Cato Crest informal settlement in Durban say they have been without proper sanitation since August 2017. Photo: Nomfundo Xolo

Scores of frustrated Enkanini residents from Cato Crest informal settlement marched to the Human Settlements office in Durban on Friday demanding to be included in the City’s development projects. Continue reading

March in Cato Manor on Friday

Thursday, 4 October 2018
Abahlali baseMjondolo Press Statement

March in Cato Manor on Friday

Tomorrow comrades from the eNkanini Land Occupation in Cato Crest will, together with comrades from all the other branches in Umkhumbane, march on the MEC for Housing.

The march is to demand services for the land that has been occupied, and held, despite severe state repression. Continue reading