Category Archives: eNkanini

eThekwini Municipality forced to recognise Abahlali baseKhenana 109

Wednesday, 27 February 2019

Abahlali baseMjondolo press statement

eThekwini Municipality forced to recognise Abahlali baseKhenana 109

 On 13 February the Durban High Court granted us an interdict against the eThekwini Municipality’s repeated violent and illegal attacks on residents of eKhenana land occupation in Cato Crest. The Court directed the municipality’s Land Invasion Unit and Abahlali leadership to hold a site inspection. The inspection was disturbed by the local ANC councillor Mzi Ngiba last week. Continue reading →

Violent police assault leads to death of another baby

Tuesday, 04 December 2018
Abahlali baseMjondolo Press Statement

Violent police assault leads to death of another baby

On 16 November there was a brutal attack on the eNkanini land occupation including a helicopter and police from as far away as Bloemfontein. As individual homes were raided numerous people were severely beaten by the police. Teargas was thrown into homes without regard for who was inside and many children were affected.

Nonhlanhla Nzama, a resident in the occupation who was seven months pregnant, collapsed and was admitted to hospital for five days after inhaling the teargas. On Friday her child was stillborn.  Continue reading →

eNkanini Branch to Open its Community Hall Today

Saturday, 1 December 2018
Abahlali baseMjondolo Press Statement

eNkanini Branch to Open its Community Hall Today

Today, Saturday 1 December, our eNkanini Branch in Cato Manor, will officially open its new community hall. The land was first occupied early last year and the occupation faced serious and often brutal resistance from the local ANC and middle-class residents living on nearby land. It took sustained courage to hold and win the land. The alliance between the middle class residents, the ANC and the police did not stop the inkani of community.  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 →