For a colonized people the most essential value, because the most concrete, is first and foremost the land: the land which will…
Our movement stands shoulder to shoulder with activists across this country in condemning the brutal, calculated assassination of Comrade Mokoena Letsie in…
There is a deepening crisis across Africa. In Sudan, Tanzania, Kenya, the Congo, Swaziland, Cameroon and elsewhere, governments and armed forces backed…
On Friday the High Court in Pietermaritzburg delivered a landmark judgment in favour of Abahlali baseMjondolo, ruling that the KwaDukuza Municipality can…
Tomorrow, as the Abahlali baseMjondolo Womenās League, we will come together to hold a political camp under the theme: ā20 Years of…
Around the world, right-wing forces are scapegoating migrants for the devastation caused by capitalism and, in countries like South Africa, extreme corruption. …
On Saturday 14 June our movement held a successful meeting with national, provincial and municipal government. The meeting was attended by a…
Frantz Fanon teaches that every generation must discover its own mission, fulfil it, or betray it. The youth of 1976 discovered their…
Millions of our people have been impoverished by the system of oppression that makes the poor to be poor and the rich…
We have been collectively mourning UnFreedom Day since 2006. This year we will be holding rallies and protests in three provinces to…
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