EXTRACT: Zwelethu Our Land by Jaki Seroke
In his memoir, Zwelethu Our Land, Jaki Seroke shares the joys and the sorrows of his life. He recalls the political battles among the...
Why Land Occupations Play A Key Role In Land Reform
South Africa's stagnant land reform process has led to the frustration and delayed dispossession of many. With the conversation of landlessness comes that of...
Mamelodi hostel residents are tired of waiting for housing
Mamelodi hostel residents are angry at temporary incompletely-built shack houses made of corrugated iron. They are being left without a roof, running water or...
Durban food riots turn the wheel of history
South Africa’s social crisis has erupted as the people Cyril Ramaphosa and Jacob Zuma deem expendable, those who bear the brunt of the past...
Bo-Kaap Interdicted For Protesting For Their Community
The Bo-Kaap community was interdicted by one of the developers who are seeking to gentrify the community. On July 4, the Blok Urban Living...
Marievale community was once a thriving village till the soldiers came...
The once self reliant people of the Marievale community now wait on the state to prevent the military from terrorising them, and their return...
South Africa’s biggest cities are out of water, but the dams...
South Africa’s major cities in the Gauteng Province – the country’s economic heartland – are experiencing major water shortages. In Johannesburg and Tshwane taps...
Abahlali BaseMjondolo Endorse The Socialist Revolutionary Workers Party
The shackdwellers movement Abahlali baseMjondolo has announced that it will be voting the National Union of Metalworkers of SA's political party, the Socialist Revolutionary...
Ex-Marievale residents’ shacks demolished while trying to build them
The Marievale community have been terrorised by SANDF soldiers since they were evicted from their homes in November last year. Now they are being...
The EFF: A Radical Bid For State Power
It’s difficult to believe that the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) was only formed in 2013. In just six years, the party has established itself...
Protester killed as allegations of police brutality mark #HoutBayProtest
Residents say protester was shot in the head, at close range, with live ammunition during Monday's protest.
Abahlali baseMjondolo Offices Burgled After Call For Durban Mayor To Step...
The shackdwellers movement Abahlali baseMjondolo are fearing for their lives following a break at their Durban central offices on Wednesday night. According the organisation's...
The Land Question part 1: What is land reform?
Julius Malema, Commander-in-Chief of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), frequently gets into trouble for inflammatory statements encouraging supporters to occupy white-owned land. His comments...
Marievale residents say SANDF is illegally evicting them from military base
Members of the Marievale community say they have been traumatised almost daily for the past week by the South African National Defence Force (SANDF)...
South Africa remains a nation of insiders and outsiders, 27 years...
Twenty seven years into democracy, South African politics is still for the few. And those who complain the most have the least to grumble...
Press Release – Communities to march on the Union Buildings in...
The amandla.mobi community and partners will march to the Union Buildings on February 2 2023 at 10 am to demand that the South African...
There’s a mixed reaction to the launch of the Black First...
Andile Mnxgitama launched his Black First Land First movement on May 14 in Orlando West, Soweto. Although Mngxitama placed great emphasis that the movement...
Pensioner Johannes Mamogale is an active small-scale farmer supporting his family
Johannes Mamogale (80) started his vegetable garden after he was retrenched 20 years ago. In the beginning, farming was all about putting food on...
Joburg High Court grants interdict preventing SANDF from evicting Marievale residents
Residents from the Marievale community were granted an urgent interim interdict to prevent the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) from evicting them from...
The City of Cape Town passed the Unlawful Occupation by-law
The City of Cape town’s draft Unlawful Occupation by-law passed on September 29. It also updated and passed the Streets, Public Places and Prevention...
