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In an article that appears in your newspaper today (Working Towards a Slum-Free South Africa), Ndivhuwo Wa Ha Mabaya, head of Media Services in the Department of Housing makes the inference that Slum Dwellers International (SDI) supports the controversial KwaZulu Natal Elimination and Prevention of Slums Act.

The article argues that Abahlali Basemjondolo were mistaken in their efforts to oppose this legislation in the courts and to portray it as “inhumane and unconstitutional” and “designed to allow the Government to embark on irresponsible evictions of homeless people”. Continue reading →