Tag Archives: Abahlali baseMjondolo

Democracy beyond electoralism (Polity)

http://www.polity.org.za/article/democracy-beyond-electoralism-2016-05-12

Raymond Suttner: violence in politics and society today (Polity video)

Jared Sacks, On respecting the right to make bad decisions-a message to the South African ‘left’

http://www.southafricavotes2014.co.za/on-respecting-the-right-to-make-bad-decisions-a-message-to-the-south-african-left/

Abahlali baseMjondolo shack dwellers movement continues resistance but faces assassinations

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/nov/11/south-africa-fight-decent-housing-assassination

Kerry Chance, SAPS violence shakes the foundations of democracy

http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2013-10-07-saps-violence-shakes-the-foundation-of-democracy/#.UlJj2xbH0y6

Greg Nicolson,Abahlali baseMjondolo. The fight goes on

http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2013-10-07-abahlali-basemjondolo-the-fight-goes-on/#.UlJScRbH0y5

Khadija Patel, Shack dwellers take the fight to eThekwini and the ANC takes note

http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2013-09-16-shack-dwellers-take-the-fight-to-ethekwini-and-the-anc-takes-note/#.Ujf3qxaGj8t

Niki Moore,Anatomy of an assassination

Political assassinations are becoming a fairly routine part of political life in a number of provinces and many of the victims are alleged whistleblowers exposing corruption in the provision of housing and other basic rights.  It is part of a broader subversion of constitutionalism and widespread resort to violence to implement private goals, albeit as leaders at various levels of the ANC.

http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2013-07-31-kzn-anatomy-of-an-assassination/#.UfkmfhbH0y5

Richard Pithouse, The antinomies of democracy in Durban

http://sacsis.org.za/site/article/1721