27 June 2022
Abahlali baseMjondolo press statement
Abahlali baseMjondolo condemns the killing of NUMSA shop steward Mahlomola Hlothoane
The National Union of Metal Workers of South Africa is the largest union in the country, with more than 300 000 members. The union is in continual struggles and has won major battles for the working class. It is independent of the ANC. Continue reading
18 June 2022
Abahlali baseMjondolo press statement
KwaDukuza Municipality embarrassed in court
The KwaDukuza Municipality is persisting in trying to render people from our settlement in Salt Rock homeless. They have filed to evict the poor, who have nowhere to go.
Yesterday they filed against the community again, on a urgent basis, to have the electricity in the Salt Rock settlement disconnected. We contested the application in the Durban High Court and it was dismissed with costs. In delivering the judgment the judge said that there was no urgency in the application and that the electricity crisis is a national crisis. The judge raised concerns about the way that the municipality filed their papers. Continue reading
PRESS STATEMENT
16 JUNE 2022
STATE VIOLENCE AGAINST YOUTH HAS PERSISTED SINCE 1976
Thursday, 16 June 2022 will mark 46 years since the 1976 Soweto youth-led uprisings when police opened fire on protesting students, killing and injuring hundreds. Since the end of apartheid, poor communities, workers, and young people have continued to suffer state and political violence meted out to stifle both dissent and legitimate concerns.
This year also marks the 10th anniversary of the Marikana massacre for which no one has been held accountable. The events at Marikana left 44 people dead, and of the mineworkers killed 18 were 35 years old or younger. Over the years, the Abahlali baseMjondolo movement has also lost at least eight young people to state and political violence. In 2021, excessive use of force against student protestors culminated in the killing of 35-year old Mthokozisi Ntumba, a bystander. Continue reading
Since its formation in 2005 Abahlali baseMjondolo, the extraordinary movement of the urban poor in South Africa, has inspired activists around the planet. However, the movement’s struggle for land and dignity has been met with severe repression including the destruction of people’s homes, assaults, arrests on trumped up charges, long periods in prison after bail is denied, torture and murder. Continue reading
12 May 2022
Abahlali baseMjondolo Solidarity Statement
The murder of Cde Nokuthula Mabaso, on the 5th of May confirms finally that Abahlali baseMjondolo (AbM) is the target of vicious and deliberate attacks meant to shatter the organization. Cde Nokuthula’s murder follows scantly two months after the murder of another AbM activist Cde Ayanda Ngila. Routinely, the authorities display no urgency to arrest those responsible – proving that the poor are always last in line for everything; even for justice. Continue reading
NUMSA SENDS ITS CONDOLENCES TO ABAHLALI BASEMJONDOLO ON THE ASSASSINATION OF NOKUTHULA MABASO
11 May 2022
For Immediate Release
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) sends its deepest condolences to all the members of Abahlali baseMjondolo (ABM) who are mourning the loss of Nokuthula Mabaso. Nokuthula Mabaso was a leader in the eKhenana Commune in Cato Manor in Durban and was assassinated at her home on the 5th of May. Mabaso was a heroine and a fighter. She has been described by ABM as a soldier, who worked hard to ensure that more than 100 people had a roof over their heads. Continue reading
11 May 2022
Abahlali baseMjondolo Press Statement
The Memorial Service for the late Nokuthula Mabaso will be held at eKhenana on Thursday
On Thursday, 12th May 2022, we will be honouring and respecting our leader Nokuthula Mabaso. She was a mother and militant who served the poor and our struggle for land and dignity with courage and humility. She was a brave woman who was instrumental in the establishment of the eKhenana occupation that has ensured that more than 100 families have a place they can call home. Continue reading
8 May 2022
MEDIA STATEMENT: ASSASSINATION OF NOKUTHULA MABASO
The Socialist Movement of Ghana (SMG) extends its condolences to the Abahlahi base Mjondolo (Shack Dwellers Movement) of South Africa on the gruesome assassination of Comrade Nokuthula Mabaso, a leader of the Movement in the ekhenana commune.
We note that this is not an isolated case but an addition to the long list of cadres of the movement who have been killed because of their community and political work.
On March 8, 2022, Ayanda Ngila, a young leader of the commune was also brutally assassinated. The assassination of Comrade Nokuthula Mabaso brings to 23 the number of members of the movement who have been assassinated. Continue reading
6 May 2022
Abahlali baseMjondolo Press Statement
Nokuthula Mabaso was assassinated in eKhenana last night
Nokuthula Mabaso, a powerful leader in the eKhenana Commune and the Women’s League, was assassinated in eKhenana last night.
The eKhenana Commune has been under ruthless attack for years. There have been more than thirty illegal and violent evictions, including evictions in violation of court orders. People have been assaulted, had their homes burnt, been arrested on trumped up charges and jailed for long periods. Continue reading
24 April 2022
Abahlali baseMjondolo press statement
Abahlali baseMjondolo to hold a Prayer Vigil at the eNkanini Occupation
In honouring and remembering those we have lost in the devastating floods this month Abahlali baseMjondolo will, responding to a call from our members, hold a multi-faith Prayer Vigil.
Many people from the shacks and townships around Durban have been hit hard by these floods which have taken more than 400 lives. Many people are still missing. Many are homeless and desperate. People are traumatized and in despair. They do not know who to turn to. Continue reading