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Articles by Abahlali Basemjondolo

South Africa’s Shack Dwellers Movement Celebrates a Decade of Struggle

Abahlali Basemjondolo October 11, 2015 Abahlali Basemjondolo

South Africa’s shack dwellers movement was founded ten years ago by citizens frustrated by the ruling ANC’s failure to deliver the promises of democracy in the “new” nation. It has been a worthwhile struggle against a neo-liberal state that pays scant attention to needs of the majority poor Black people.

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