Mobile Phone Activism in South Africa

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Description

"Sindy Mkhize of the Abahlali baseMjondolo Shackdwellers Movement of Durban speaks to Sokari Ekine of Pambazuka at the Pan African Mobile Activists workshops held in Nairobi in June. Sindy who is a member of the Abahlali Women's League discusses the pressure of living under constant attack from local government and local police and also the recent detention of members of the Kennedy Road location on charges of murder. Abahlali baseMjondolo Movement is the largest organisation of the militant poor in post-apartheid South Africa and is presently engaged in fighting the proposed "KwaZulu-Natal Elimination & Prevention of Re-emergence of Slums Bill" ( http://www.abahlali.org/node/1629 ). For more see the Abahlali website ( http://www.abahlali.org ). Music in this podcast is brought to you by Busi Ncube from Zimbabwe and kindly provided by Thulani Promotions ( http://www.thulani.net )." (http://www.podcastdirectory.com/podshows/1657675)