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We have been collectively mourning UnFreedom Day since 2006. This year we will be holding rallies and protests in three provinces to…
Abahlali baseMjondolo
Abahlali baseMjondolo (The Residents of the Shacks) is a movement of the poor in South Africa. Abahlali is an autonomous, democratic, membership-based social movement comprising more than 150,000 members, operating in 93 branches in 4 provinces. Their politics are rooted in a universal commitment to affirming and defending human dignity as they struggle for land and housing, to foster communities of care, self-nourishment, and solidarity.
When the minister of finance takes the podium to deliver his budget speech today he will be addressing a nation of desperate…
Our movement condemns the reckless and racist actions of AfriForum in inciting the white right in the United States to act against…
Every year the President of the country makes all kinds of promises in the State of the Nation Address. Every year the…
In a just society, every child would be received as a gift and supported to grow and flourish. However, young people in…
In the 19 years since our movement was founded we have struggled to liberate ourselves from the chains of poverty, indignity and…
20 March 2024Abahlali baseMjondolo press statement The poor and marginalised have not seen any gains in almost 30 years of democracy. The…
The Lindokuhle Mnguni Occupation in Rosherville, Johannesburg, organised strikes on Monday and Wednesday last week. On Monday South Rand Road was blockaded…
Civilians, including children, were massacred on one side of the border between Israel and Gaza. Now terror and death crash through Gaza,…
The news that at least 73 people have died in the terrible fire in downtown Johannesburg has left all people of good…