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Thapelo Mohapi, general secretary of Abahlali baseMjondolo, the shack dwellers movement spoke to us about their members who are currently in custody. Mqapheli Bonono, the deputy-president, Siniko Miya and Maphiwe Gasela are currently being held on charges of conspiracy to murder.
Shack dweller movement believes arrests are a political ploy to destroy and discredit them.
27 April is fake freedom day - Sbu Zikode Share Cape Town - S'bu Zikode is widely respected for his work on behalf of the poorest and most marginalised people, the shack dwellers of South Africa. As president of the largest civil society organisation to have emerged in South Africa since the 1980s, Abahlali base Mjondolo with about 82 000 members, Zikode has faced death threats, arrests, torture and often has to operate from hiding. Because of his work, which centres on the right to proper housing and access to land, he was awarded the 2021 Per Anger Prize, the Swedish Government’s internat...
The dignity of all South Africans, regardless of their socio-economic status, must be recognised by those in power. Sadly, that is not the case for millions of impoverished people, says S’bu Zikode.
okayafrica Rufaro SamangaApr. 22, 2021 05:52AM EST DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA - OCTOBER 19: Sibusiso Innocent Zikode, Abahlali baseMjondolo leader during the shack-dwellers movement, Abahlali baseMjondolo protest the alleged theft of hundreds of millions of COVID-19 funds in KwaZulu-Natal on October 19, 2020 in Durban, South Africa. It is reported that the group also demanded better housing and service delivery. (Photo by Darren Stewart/Gallo Images via Getty Images) South Africa's Sibusiso Innocent Zikode Awarded Global Human Rights Prize Sibusiso Innocent Zikode has been awarded the Per A...