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Every year the President of the country makes all kinds of promises in the State of the Nation Address. Every year the…
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.
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…
On Monday 31 July, a road blockade – the strike of the poor – was organised by residents of the Slovo Park…
Democracy is not just about elections. It is also about everyday practices, and democratic governments engage their people democratically, especially when they…
Impoverished people are not free, and when the ANC and the government lie to us and tell us that we are free…