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Members of ABAHLALI BASEMJONDOLO held a conference in Durban last weekend to discuss the progress of the organisation and to elect a task team to oversee a participatory development project that aims to improve the lives of shack dwellers. QINISO MBILI was there.

Singing their own versions of struggle songs, the members of Abahlali Basemjondolo attended a conference in Durban last week. The organisation is part of a new participatory development project, named Siyakhisana, that aims to encourage government to include dwellers in service delivery tasks in order for them to ensure the legitimacy of these services. Continue reading →