South Africa: Shack Dwellers’ Continue Liberation Fight

A third leader just this year was assassinated from the South African shack dwellers’ movement or Abahlali baseMjondolo (AbM), when 28-year-old Lindokuhle Mnguni, chairperson of eKhenana commune of AbM, was gunned down at his home.

The 100,000 strong organization has been the consistent target of violence due to its strenuous advocacy for land, housing and the rights of the poor and working class.

AbM Founder and President S’bu Zikode discusses what’s driving the assassinations, the political dynamics in South Africa, and the movement as a whole.