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southern africa / repression / prisoners / non-anarchist press Tuesday December 01, 2009 - 20:50 by Abahlali baseMjondolo   image 1 image
The Kennedy Thirteen were back at court on Friday for their 6th attempt at requesting bail. After two months in detention all charges were dropped against one of the thirteen, six were given bail and the other five were remanded in custody to give the police one more chance to bring some evidence against them to the court. The next court date has been set for 11 December 2009. This will be the 7th opportunity given to the police to provide some evidence of guilt. ... read full story / add a comment
southern africa / community struggles / non-anarchist press Thursday November 26, 2009 - 19:49 by Abahlali baseMpola
The eThekwini Municipality is currently illegally evicting families at gunpoint in Mpola. Thirty people already have been left homeless. The community requests all press to rush to the scene and to witness the rampant criminality of the eThekwini Municipality for themselves. ... read full story / add a comment
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southern africa / community struggles / non-anarchist press Monday November 23, 2009 - 21:35 by Abahlali baseMjondolo   image 1 image
The same mob that attacked Abahlali baseMjondolo and the Kennedy Road Development Committee on 26th September; that trashed the Abahlali office and systematically destroyed the homes of Abahlali leaders while police and politicians looked on on 27 September; and that followed the violent purge of Abahlali from the settlement by installing an ANC committee is, right now, demolishing Mondli Mbiko's home in the Kennedy Road settlement. A short while ago they demolished Mzwake Mdlalose's home. ... read full story / add a comment
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southern africa / community struggles / non-anarchist press Monday November 23, 2009 - 21:30 by Kennedy Road | The Kennedy Six Diakonia Council of Churches   image 1 image
Diakonia Council of Churches condemns the ongoing attacks and targeting of homes, property and lives of members of Abahlali baseMjondolo ... read full story / add a comment
southern africa / repression / prisoners / non-anarchist press Sunday November 15, 2009 - 21:00 by AFP
Harare - Five trade union leaders arrested under Zimbabwe's repressive security laws have been released after spending four nights in jail, an official said on Friday. ... read full story / add a comment
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southern africa / repression / prisoners / non-anarchist press Sunday November 15, 2009 - 01:39 by Abahlali basePemary Ridge   text 2 comments (last - monday november 16, 2009 - 19:52)   image 1 image
The first van from the Sydenham Police Station arrived at the Pemary Ridge settlement at 8:00 p.m last night. The police officers went to a woman's tuck shop and kicked down the door saying that they were looking for alcohol. At the time, a man was walking by, and the police assaulted him – they struck him, and swore at him. His sister, who saw the attack, screamed in terror. When members of the community gathered around to see what was happening, the police opened fire, and started shooting people at random. Some residents ran to the river to hide fearing a shoot to kill operation. Others assembled at the top of the road, and began burning tires in protest. More police arrived and they attacked the people protesting on the road opening fire several times. They then went from shack to shack kicking down the doors of residents' homes and assaulting people in their homes. People were beaten bloody with fists and batons. Some were also pistol whipped. The police fired several rounds into Philani Zungu's shack. ... read full story / add a comment
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southern africa / community struggles / non-anarchist press Thursday November 12, 2009 - 15:31 by Anti-Eviction Campaign   image 2 images
Yesterday morning, two Mandela Park residents were assaulted by four Chippa security guards at the instruction of the local SANCO chairperson. The two residents along with 7 witnesses went to the police station to lay a charge against the guards. As retribution, the local SANCO chairperson laid a counter charge of intimidation against one of the residents who he ordered to be assaulted - backyarder Khaya Xintolo. Khaya was then arrested and kept in police custody for more than 11 hours even though the detective himself admitted that there was no case against Khaya.
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southern africa / miscellaneous / non-anarchist press Thursday November 12, 2009 - 15:26 by Landless People's Movement   image 1 image
All are welcome to join us this Sunday 15 November at 10am in Soweto, Protea South, Peace Makers Ground. We will be celebrating and reflecting on the meaning of our court victory. ... read full story / add a comment
southern africa / miscellaneous / non-anarchist press Wednesday November 11, 2009 - 22:28 by Preparatory Team
28 November 2009 will mark an historic day in the struggle for democracy in Swaziland . On this day organisations representing the overwhelming majority of the oppressed and struggling people of Swaziland, and organisations supporting their cause here in South Africa, will jointly gather in Johannesburg to formally launch the Swaziland Democracy Campaign. ... read full story / add a comment
southern africa / repression / prisoners / non-anarchist press Wednesday November 11, 2009 - 18:33 by Alex Bell
A weekend spate of arrests of trade unionists and students activists is set to further threaten Zimbabwe’s political stability, with observers arguing that it is clear that Robert Mugabe has no intention of abiding by regional calls to uphold the Global Political Agreement. ... read full story / add a comment
southern africa / the left / non-anarchist press Monday November 09, 2009 - 19:26 by Dale T. McKinley
For several years now, but particularly since the ascendancy of Jacob Zuma and his SACP and COSATU allies within both the ANC and the state, 'the left' in South Africa has come to be almost completely associated with (and presented as) the SACP, COSATU and to a lesser extent, the ANC itself. Even though this state of affairs ignores a wide range of organisations and people that can stake a serious claim to being part of 'the left', the fact is that contemporary politics in South Africa are dominated, in one way or another, by these three alliance partners. As such, it is a good time to pose a critically important question: What is 'left' about 'the left' in South Africa? ... read full story / add a comment
southern africa / repression / prisoners / non-anarchist press Monday November 02, 2009 - 19:25 by Abahlali baseMjondolo
The Kennedy Road 13 returned to the Durban Magistrate's Court on Monday 26 October to hear the verdict on their application for bail. Once again the ANC mob had been bussed in and there was a further escalation of threats against us. New people were targeted and threatened with death. Even at the Durban Magistrate's Court, in full public view, we are not safe and our basic democratic rights to speak and associate freely are being denied. ... read full story / add a comment
southern africa / community struggles / other libertarian press Saturday October 24, 2009 - 23:37 by Various
On 28 September 2009 the Kennedy Road commune, one of 14 shack settlements in Durban governed autonomously and democratically by Abahlali baseMjondolo was attacked by a militia chanting fascist slogans against non-Zulus. Their stated aim was to kill Abahlali baseMjondolo leader S'bu Zikode.

There was spontaneous resistance to the militia and after a 23 hour battle they were decisively routed. The police then stepped in and arrested key AbM leaders while, under police protection, the militia systematically destroyed the homes of more than 30 Abahlali leaders. Local ANC leaders from outside of the settlement then took control of it with full backing of the police and senior politicians.

Attacks, death threats and have now spread to nearby settlements and it is crystal clear that there is a major state backed attack on the largest poor people's movement in Africa.

Attacks and threats have ... read full story / add a comment
southern africa / repression / prisoners / non-anarchist press Tuesday October 20, 2009 - 17:12 by Abahlali baseMjondolo   text 1 comment (last - tuesday october 20, 2009 - 20:57)
Kennedy Thirteen Bail Hearing Adjourned and Eight More Arrests in Two More Settlements ... read full story / add a comment
southern africa / repression / prisoners / non-anarchist press Friday October 16, 2009 - 17:25 by Abahlali baseMjondolo
There have been five more arrests. The Kennedy Eight are now the Kennedy Thirteen. We are under attack because with have built a politics of the poor and for the poor outside of party politics.
We are under attack because we have refused to be silent in the face of our own oppression.
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southern africa / repression / prisoners / non-anarchist press Friday October 09, 2009 - 16:17 by Abahlali baseMjondolo
The Kennedy 8 were denied bail today (Thursday 8th October) and have been sent to the notorious Westville prison. AbM were at the court to support the 8 men. The ANC brought in two busloads of their supporters in Jacob Zuma shirts chanting 'Down with Abahlali! Down with criminals!' ... read full story / add a comment
southern africa / community struggles / non-anarchist press Tuesday October 06, 2009 - 18:25 by Anti-Privatsation Forum
The first few months of the Zuma Presidency has not interrupted the war on the poor. What took place last week in Kennedy Road, Durban, is rather signalling that the violence deployed against organisations of the poor is being escalated. A meeting of the Abahlali baseMjondolo (ABM) affiliate, Kennedy Road Development Committee (KRDC), on Sunday September 27th , was attacked by a militia, killing comrades Mthokozisi Ndlovu and Ndumiso Mnguni. The office of Abahlali and fifteen homes belonging to leading members of the movement were demolished before the attack and several of the ABM’s leaders remain in hiding. Over a thousand, mostly Xhosa-speaking residents, were also forced to flee their homes. ... read full story / add a comment
southern africa / community struggles / non-anarchist press Sunday October 04, 2009 - 20:34 by Abahlali baseMjondolo - Rural Network
Just two days before Abahlali baseMjondolo was violently attacked in Kennedy Road, the movement was in celebratory mood as hundreds of shackdwellers crowded into the eMmause Community Hall on Heritage Day, 24th September, for the launch of a new booklet, Living Learning. ... read full story / add a comment
southern africa / community struggles / non-anarchist press Sunday October 04, 2009 - 20:11 by Western Cape Anti-Eviction Campaign
The armed ANC takeover of Kennedy Road (including the death of at least 4 people and the exiling of 1,000 residents) has now been condemned all over South Africa and all over the world. This is a new era in South Africa. No longer can we pretend to be a 'rainbow nation' when political parties are actively supporting armed militia in attacks against independent social movements. But we do have an advantage: In the long run, we are doing what is right and therefore we will win.

Below you will find a huge list of statements, articles and blogs. ... read full story / add a comment
southern africa / workplace struggles / non-anarchist press Thursday October 01, 2009 - 23:02 by Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions
The three workers who were shot on September 25 at Shabanie Mine in Zvishavane have been trasferred to Harare so that they receive specialist treatment.

Meanwhile in Zvishavane the striking workers have been forced to go back to work after being visited by gun-toting policemen and the dreaded Central Intelligence Operatives (CIO). The state security agents together with Shabanie Mine security Officers visited workers in their homes on 29 September threatening them that if they did not return to work the following day (30 September) the workers should vacate not only the mine houses they were occupy but also get out of town. On 30 September about three-quarters of the 2 280 striking workers returned to work. ... read full story / add a comment
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