Mhlengi Shangase, Isolezwe
UZikode, obefakaza kwikhomishini ephenya ngokubulawa kosopolitiki eyajutshwa nguNdunankulu uMnuz Willies Mchunu, uthe akubona kuphela abahlali abasaba amakhansela kodwa nomphakathi ngoba asephenduke abantu abangenanembeza. Continue reading
The Restoration of our Human Dignity is not Negotiable
Talk given by S’bu Zikode at the Mzala Nxumalo Centre conference on ‘The Future of the Left, South Africa in a Global Context’, 10 June 2017
I would like to thank the Mzala Nxumalo Centre for inviting us to speak at this conference. I only received this invitation because of the movement that I am part of so I would also like to thank Abahlali baseMjondolo for entrusting me with this responsibility to represent our views.
Abahlali baseMjondolo has about thirty five thousands members in 38 branches in KZN, Eastern Cape, Western Cape and Gauteng. In July this year we will be launching our first branch in Mpumalanga province, in Vukuzakhe Township. Our members are fundamentally committed to the struggle for land, housing and dignity. We have occupied and held land across this city. Some of our members have been arrested, assaulted, slandered, tortured and murdered in the this struggle. Continue reading
Wednesday, 12 October 2016
Abahlali baseMjondolo press statement
S’bu Zikode to Speak at Schools in Estcourt on Friday
S’bu Zikode, the current president of Abahlali baseMjondolo has been invited to speak to the learners at the two schools that he attended: Inkosi Mjwayeli Primary School and Bonokuhle High School where he was matriculated. Both Bonokuhle and Inkosi Mjwayeli are situated in Estcourt in eMangweni, eMoyeni. Continue reading
12 July 2016
Wits and University of Michigan Workshop on the Politics of Municipal Infrastructure held at the Durban University of Technology
The Political and Economic Challenges Facing the Provision of Municipal Infrastructure in Durban
S’bu Zikode
I wish to take this opportunity to thank the organisers of this workshop for recognising the struggle of Abahlali baseMjondolo. Today I wish to extend my gratitude to Wits and to Michigan for inviting me to share Abahlali‘s experience in our dignified struggle which includes struggle for land, housing, water, sewerage, electricity and transport. Continue reading