The Thuli Ndlovu Memorial Lecture Has Been Rescheduled

Thursday, October 08, 2015
Abahlali baseMjondolo Press Statement

The First Annual Thuli Ndlovu Memorial Lecture

The First Annual Thuli Ndlovu Memorial Lecture, in honour of our comrade assassinated in KwaNdengezi on the 29th of September last year, was scheduled to take place on the 24th of September 2015.

The lecture was disturbed by the taxi strike that was going on at that time. Only 178 comrades were able to reach the venue on foot. A decision was taken to hold a meeting and to reschedule the lecture for another time. Continue reading →

Keynote address delivered at Curries Fountain Sports Ground, Durban, by S’bu Zikode

3 October 2015

Tenth Anniversary of Abahlali baseMjondolo Movement SA

Keynote address delivered at Curries Fountain Sports Ground, Durban, by S’bu. Zikode

I want to start with people that matter the most: Respected members of Abahlali basemjondolo. Leadership of Abahlali, supporters and friends of our movement. Comrades from the Congolese Solidarity Campaign, comrades from Rural Network, comrades from the United Residents’ Front, comrades from the United Front, comrades from South Durban Community Alliance, Unemployed People’s Movement, comrades from the R2K, comrades from Church Land Programme, comrades from the Norwegian People’s Aid, comrades from the Socio-Economic Right Institute of South Africa, church leadership that has accompanied us and continues to journey with us. Comrade Richard Pithouse, comrade Marie Huchzermeyer and comrades who have travelled from other parts of South Africa to be with us today. There are comrades from Cape Town and Johannesburg who are amongst us here. There are comrades who have travelled from abroad that I want to acknowledge – comrade Nigel Gibson from Boston, USA. Continue reading →

Remarks at Abahlali’s 10th anniversary, Oct 3, 2015

Remarks at Abahlali’s 10th anniversary, Oct 3, 2015

Nigel Gibson

Phansi Nigel Gumede, Phansi.

I am the other Nigel from the other side of the world who has supported Abahlali since its birth.

“Celebrating a Decade of Struggle,” how can one celebrate a struggle? Let us reflect on that

Struggle is hard, painful, and dangerous, and it doesn’t pay the bills, isn’t it easier just not to struggle?

I heard of knew of Currie’s fountain as a young activist in London through Steve Biko’s I write What I Like. It was the name of a struggle location and profound bravery by young Black Consciousness movement activists who, during a time when nobody thought apartheid would end, wanted to rally here to celebrate the FRELIMO victory in September 1974. Continue reading →