20 September 2018 By Christopher Clark
Scarcity of houses is just one part of a problem that has its roots in the province’s 1990s violence
Shack-dwellers in the Durban area who have been campaigning against evictions have been dealt with violently. Photo: Sam Reinders
Across the contested landscape of Durban and the sprawling informal settlements that surround it, Abahlali baseMjondolo and the ANC are locked in a bitter land conflict.
According to Abahlali, the social movement of shack-dwellers fighting for land and against evictions, more than ten of the group’s leaders have been killed since 2013. Some died in running battles with eThekwini’s notoriously violent anti-land invasion unit, others in circumstances that bear all the hallmarks of political hits. Continue reading
