December 06 Volume 1, Issue 1 Mahala Free: Please read and pass on IZWI LABAMPOFU 286 Kennedy Road, Clare Estate Durban 4098 South Africa www.abahlali.org
Editorial Collective For This Issue: System Cele, M’du Hlongwa, Fazel Khan, VOICE of THE POOR Mnikelo Ndabankulu, Zama Ndlovu, Richard Pithouse, Antonis Vradis & Thoko Zikode, Special thanks to Daniel Bailey, COHRE. Newspaper of the Abahlali Basemjondolo Movement Thanks also to Anthony Collins for use of his house and eqipment.
Funeral). Bazibophezele ukulwela Ngakusasa bavela e nkantolo belimele umhlaba nezindlu,ukususwa ngenk- ngenxa yokushaywa kanzima ama- Abahlali Bayanda! ani. Emashini eyasukela ku Foreman phoyisa. Unsumpa wale police station u Abahlali abawu 45.Sebeke bamenywa Glen Nayeger wathwetshulwa amanye Inhlangano yaBahlali baseMjondolo la kuKennedy wathi bakhathele ukudlala kwi nkulumo mpikiswano ne Meya ye amaphoyisa eshaya ngesihluku o Sbu no inhlangano enkulu yabantu abampofu amakhansela ebadayisa .etshela intatheli Theku u Obed Mlaba ku Asikhulume Philani ebangqubuza ezindongeni nokwa eNingizimu Afrika. Akusiyo inhlanga- u-Fred Kockott emva kwalokho Abahlali uhlelo olukumabonakude.Ngo Sep- holela ekutheni u Philani aquleke. Nase Mo- no yezepolitiki. Isebenzisana nabanye abawu1200 kuKennedy bamasha befuna themba 11, I GAGASI FM lamema u tala Heights kwenziwa isihluku esifanayo Abahlali baseMjondolo okubalwa kubo kudedelwe amalungu abo awu 14 kodwa Sbu Zikode no Philani Zungu kanye sokuhlukunyezwa kwabantu amaphoyisa, nabadayisi basemgwaqeni, Inamalungu avinjwa ngamaphoyisa ngezinja nesisa no Mnikelo Ndabankulu,ukuthi bacha- nakweminye imijondolo eminingi.Lolu emijondolo engu 34 eyehlukene .Ikhule esikhalisa unyembezi. Ngalobobusuku za kabanzi ngomzabalazo wabahlali. dlame olubhekiswe kwabampofu lusho ngokuqala kubhikishwe eKennedy Road uSbu Zikode owayengusihlalo ngaleso- .RGZD DEDEDQJH EHVD¿ND QJHQ[D ukuthi Abahlali Base Mjondolo basahlalel- ngoMashi 2005. Umhlaba abawuthen- sikhathi emhlanganweni womphakathi yamaphoyisa ase Sydenham police sta- we umsebenzi omkhulu wokususwa noku- jiswa ukuthi bazokwakhelwa kuwo wathi “Sisele Sodwa”. tion.Babavimba babathuka ngezikibha fudulwa kwabantu ngenkani ezindaweni bathola ukuthi usudayiselwe abace- ezibomvu babashaya,bahamba nabo e zabo.Abahlali basebenza kanzima beqoqa bile, Lokhu kwabenza bagana unwabu, Amamashi angekho emthethweni al- SROLFH VWDWLRQ ODSKR ED¿NH EDTKXEHND bafundise imphakathi ngamalungelo abo. baqonda lapho bavimba ukuthi kuqhut- andelwa amanye ayesemthethweni nokuba xhaphaza ngesibhaxu.UMnikelo Nokubhekana no Masipala ukuthi uma shekwe nokwakhiwa .Bamashela ku okwakumashelwa amakhansela an- bamkhumulisa isikibha sakhe esibomvu ebahlukumeza, kumele bamyise kanjani M19 bashisa amathayi lapho kwaboshwa gasebenzi. Yayinabantu abawu 5000 ngoba bethi asingeni e police station. eNkantolo. Umzabalazo uyaqhubeka. khona abawu 14. uAlfred Mdletshe ohla- .kwakungcwatshwa ikhansela (Mock Bathi bazosenza isikolobho sabo.
worker, successfully kept the police from entering the settlement with barrages of stones. But although this was big news around the world the city kept their illegal ban on shack dwellers’ marches. They even went so far as to use the police to violently prevent Abahlali from taking up an invita- tion to send a representative to debate the mayor on Asikhulume. Another attempt was made to march into the city on 27th February. By this time the movement had grown to the point where 20000 people were expected. Sutcliffe issued another illegal ban and early on the morning of the 27th the police moved in on the three largest settlements in a military style operation using armoured vehicles and helicopters. They arrested and assaulted key people and blocked off all the exits from the settlements. But this time the Abahlali had the support of Abahlali Bayanda! Kennedy rd marches on Breyani Councillor Yakoob Baig top lawyers and could take Sutcliffe to the High Court. They won a quick victory and Abahlali baseMjondolo is the the 14 be released or else the entire com- areas. with the interdict in their hands marched largest movement of the poor in South munity be arrested because ‘If they are At the beginning of 2006 the into the city in triumph. Africa. It is not a political party. It is criminal then we are all criminal’. The elections for ward councillors were On the 11th of September (911), working for shack dwellers and other march was dispersed with more beatings, looming. It was decided to stage a collec- following a series of successful actions, poor people, like street traders. Abahlali dogs and tear gas. At a packed meeting tive boycott. The boycott was carefully Abahlali were invited to an interview on has members in 34 shack settlements in the Kennedy Road hall that afternoon thought about in a series of discussions Gagasi FM. S’bu Zikode, Philani Zungu across Durban and as far away as Piet- the chair of the Kennedy Road commit- that decided that there is a difference and Mnikelo Ndabanakulu were just about ermaritzburg and Tongaat. tee S’bu Zikode declared that ‘We are on between ‘party politics’ and ‘people’s to leave for the interview from Kennedy Abahlali grew out of a protest our own now’. politics’ and that while party politics is 5RDG ZKHQ RI¿FHUV IURP WKH QRWRULRXV organised from the Kennedy Road set- 7KH ¿UVW WZR LOOHJDO SURWHVWV often about the politics of ambition and Sydenham police station pounced. When tlement. On 18 March 2005 bulldozers from Kennedy Road were followed by a control people’s politics can be about they saw that Ndabankulu was wearing started digging up a piece of land next series of legal marches on the nearby local creating democracy where people live. one of the famous red Abahlali T-shirts to the Kennedy Road settlement which councillors, some involving more than It was decided to announce the election they pulled it off him, insulted him, pushed had long been promised for housing. 5000 people. In each of these marches boycott with a march from the Foreman him around, threw the shirt into the mud, People discovered from the workers on WKHSURWHVWRUVFDUULHGDPRFNFRI¿QDQG Road settlement into the city and on the made a great show of standing and spitting the site that this wasn’t the beginning of then staged a performance of a funeral mayor under the slogan ‘No Land, No on it and announced that ‘there will be no the long promised housing development IRUWKHFRXQFLOORURXWVLGHKLVRI¿FH2Q House, No Vote’. This was a step too more red shirts here’. Zungu and Zikode but that a brick factory was being built. 6 October 2005 17 men and 15 women far. Mike Sutcliffe, the city manager, il- were thrown into the police van. As they They gathered on the promised land, elected as representatives from 12 settle- legally banned the march by fax. left the police picked up Ndabankulu’s red stopped the construction and asked the ments that now had committees support- Two days later more than 3 000 shirt saying they were taking it ‘to use as a local councillor to come and explain ing the shack dwellers’ struggle met to people missed a day’s work and gathered mop in the station’. what was happening. He arrived with formally constitute themselves into a in the Foreman Road settlement which The next morning there were the police and demanded the arrest of his movement, Abahlali baseMjondolo, and had been surrounded by riot police. The hundreds of Bahlali in red shirts in the constituents. They are, he said, criminal. to commit themselves to stand together Foreman Road committee explained Durban Magistrates’ court. The state, tell- That night there was a mass meeting in DQGWR¿JKWWRJHWKHUIRUSRSXODUGHPRF that marching would be very dangerous ing crazy lies, charged Zikode and Zungu the settlement. After long and careful racy and land and housing in the city. under these conditions. Speaker after ZLWK DVVDXOWLQJ D SROLFH RI¿FHU EXW WKH discussion a new course of action was Since then Abahlali have democratised speaker from the assembly replied that Magistrate released them without asking decided on. Early the next morning a the governance of settlements, stopped living in the settlements was just as dan- for bail. They were joyously carried out few hundred people barricaded a nearby evictions, won access to local schools, gerous and the 3000 set off up the steep of the court on the shoulders of their com- 6 lane road with burning tyres and held it won some victories around services like dirt track that leads out of the settle- rades. Both men had visible wounds and against the riot police for 4 hours suffer- water, toilets and refuse removal; got top ment singing Yonk’ indawo umzabalazo explained that they had been personally ing 14 arrests. Alfred Mdletshe told Fred class legal support and won a number uyasivumela. As they stepped onto the assaulted by Superintendent Glen Nayager .RFNRWWWKH¿UVWMRXUQDOLVWRQWKHVFHQH of victories in court; made the voice of tarred road that marks the beginning of who had hurled political abuse on them as that ‘We are tired of living and walking shack dwellers very strong in the media; the rich world they were attacked, shot he bashed their heads against the wall. A in shit. The council must allocate land set up crèches, a sewing co-operative at with pistols and rubber bullets and se- group of policemen had enthusiastically for housing us. Instead they are giving it and vegetable gardens; enabled collec- verely beaten. There were a number of photographed Nayager’s assault which to property developers to make money’. tive bargaining with the state and capital serious injuries, many with permanent only ended when Zungu was knocked un- The day after the road blockade and seriously challenged the city’s slum consequences, and 45 arrests. But the conscious and could not be revived. 1200 people staged an illegal march on clearance project that wants to move police violence could not break the spirit most shack dwellers out of the city and of the marchers. Protestors, led from the the police station where the 14 were be- (Continued to Page 8) ing held. Their demand was that either dump them in formal jondolos in rural front by Fikile Nkosi, a young domestic IZWI LABAMPOFU 1 WE ARE STILL WAITING FOR ANSWERS Last year, Mayor Obed Mlaba said What is the Municipality’s that by the end of 2006 hundreds of plan for providing lights, water and Durban’s shack dwellers would be sanitation (for example, toilets) in provided with housing we could af- the shacks? ford (that is, houses that are not too What they say: If houses are num- expensive for us) in North Durban in bered according to a layout plan, the a R10 billion housing development municipality can provide electricity, project. People had waited over 14 at a subsidised rate (that is, a lower years for this. After the Mayor said amount). The municipality does not this, shack dwellers did not hear an- really want to do this because they other word. We became angry and VD\ WKDW LQ WKH SDVW ³HOHFWUL¿FDWLRQ upset because the government would (lights) was rolled out to all and sun- not tell us anything about our future. dry (to everyone).” On the provision Abahlali baseMjondolo, the Durban of sanitation, following a successful 6KDFN GZHOOHUV¶ 0RYHPHQW ¿OHG D trial of ablution blocks where local Promotion of Access to Information labour was used to clear the block, a $FW 3$,$ UHTXHVWWR¿QGRXWZKDW committee has been set up to imple- provisions the government had made ment this policy. for us (that is, what the government What this means: The council gave had done for us). This week, the its guideline documents, but did government complied (that is, did as not answer questions about who is they should) with the act. The results on the committee, what its plans are very bad. are, or even whether it meets. The Abahlali marches from Foreman road We asked about municipality has given no informa- § the integrated housing delivery de- WLRQDERXWLWVVSHFL¿FSODQVWRSUR- Do shackdwellers have the right to (spoke to) the people. velopment plan, vide lights– it only says that while have rubbish taken away? o Some people had houses to move to § the budget and housing, it might be doing something about What they say: At the moment ev- in Nazareth, but over 15 families were § planning for basic services like wa- giving lights to communities, it does ery shack has rubbish taken away left homeless. They have been sleeping ter, sanitation (for example, toilets) not have to. weekly. outside without shelter ever since. and lights, My neighbour, Mrs Ngcobo, said What this means: This is not true. o Before the demolitions (destroying § the municipality’s response to this: Many well-established settlements of the shacks), the government deliv- ZKDWWKH\VD\DERXW VKDFN¿UHV :HDUHVWLOOUXQQLQJWRWKH¿HOGVEH- (that is, those that have been around ered housing application forms. Some § the municipality’s consideration of cause there are no toilets. It is dan- for a long time) have never had rub- people made their application and have (what they think about) the “Break- gerous. If you have a running stom- bish taken away. been waiting months for a home, but ing New Ground” national policy; ach, in the middle of the night, or Are local people being em- the others paid money to get a house § plans for Motala Heights and Joe even the day, you are supposed to go ployed on local projects, and will right away. Those without money can- Slovo; to the bush. In the bush, little girls residents of the shacks be able to get not move. In South Africa, you are § plans for developing land for hous- and women can get raped. If you jobs? meant to get a house if you have an ing so that there will not be reloca- are walking near a settlement, you What they say: Local labour is used, IDP book, but that is not what is hap- tion from Wards 15, 23, 25, 31, 34, must watch where you step. This is but no documents of this were giv- pening here. and 69; a major health issue. en. o One woman was told she could sleep § budget and planning documents for Will the money come from What this means: There is reason with someone to get a house. Another Phoenix East, or what is called ‘Mo- the “Breaking New Ground” Initia- to be worried. For example, in the was told that she needed to pay R2000 reland Development’. tive? King George Hospital Project, BEC for a house. When will we get housing? What they say: No new money is members are employing their fam- o All were told if they did not leave What they say: The eThekwini Mu- available through the Breaking New ily members and Baig supporters. Motala Heights, the water would be nicipality’s Housing Development Ground Initiative. Because of the red t-shirts, Abahlali shut off. Plan promises to build 120,000 hous- What this means: The government are not given jobs. So this makes o For those who have been given homes es by 2017. They say this will end the has made a Public Relations exer- us think that with the new housing in Nazareth, there are many problems: backlog of housing requests (that is, cise (that is, to make government § Nazareth is in Ward 16 while Motala all the houses that have already been developments, it will be the same Heights is in Ward 15. Residents need look good in the eyes of the public) thing. All people who get houses to live close to where they work and asked for). This was the information – but the Breaking New Ground Ini- given in the 10 year old housing doc- are checked on the National Hous- where their children go to school. tiative merely covers existing funds ing Subsidy System. Any reports of § People were moved without being ument which they used to answer the for housing. PAIA request. fraud (cheating in some way) should shown the facilities (houses). Will we be able to stay in our com- be given to the municipality. § The facilities at Nazareth are nothing What this means: The mu- munities, and continue to live in the nicipality has also said that it will What are the plans for Joe more than “Formal Jondolos” (formal same wards that we do now? Slovo and Motala Heights? shacks). There is no running water, clear all slums before 2010 (so there What about the housing lists? will no longer be slums). But its What they say: More than the details which makes sanitation (for example, What they say: Housing lists are to JLYHQEHORZWKHUHLVQRVSHFL¿FLQ- toilets) impossible. There is no elec- housing budget is still short and cur- be discouraged as they create false rent resources (things like money and formation. tricity and the houses are of poor qual- expectations (that is, they do not What this means: The government is ity (that is, not well made). people) are not enough, so the target like housing lists because people get for 2017 already looks like it will not ready to turn a blind eye to a system- There has also not been trans- too excited about when they will get atic violation of its basic principles parency in the housing development be met (that is, it will not be able to a house). happen). This means that the council (that is, to turn away from what it process in Joe Slovo (that is, nothing is What this means: The municipality says it believes in and should be clearly told to people): is not planning, but just thinking it has shown that its housing lists are can do this. There is no real, strong doing). But the councillors are cor- o People who were not living in the a charade at best (that is, something rupt (not honest). People in Motala community before have been given effort to build new houses at a fast that is not real, not true). The lists enough rate. There is no real, strong Heights and elsewhere are fright- homes there. are a way of making fewer disagree- ened to give evidence (that is, to say o One woman has been told that the effort to provide housing for the poor ments/arguments, and of giving by 2017 (this is over two decades af- anything) because they are afraid city would destroy her toilet because people hope. But the municipality’s their lives will be in danger. they were laying a foundation there. ter the end of apartheid (a decade is policy is to back away from housing 10 years). In Motala Heights, there The foundation would be for a house lists because it knows that it will not has been corruption and intimida- that would be given to someone else. What is happening about the be able to provide housing. R10bn Moreland project announced tion (threats/people are made to feel If you go through the respons- afraid), the government has not kept es, the documents are vague (not clear), by the municipality last year? What does the municipality say What they say: No documents are to its principles, and basic needs out of date and, most importantly, do DERXWWKHPDQ\PDQ\VKDFN¿UHV" have not been met: QRWKDYHVSHFL¿FLQIRUPDWLRQRQZKR available because the negotiations What they say: There was a question (talks) are still happening. o In late October and early Novem- is gaining from the housing allocations. about this in the PAIA, but the gov- ber armed municipal security and There are no names of contractors (for What this means: When Obed Mlaba ernment did not answer. said that shack dwellers were going municipal workers came to Motala example, who are the builders?) and What this means: The municipality Heights to destroy over 30 shacks. no means of accountability (who is to be moving into housing at the end does not have a plan to stop shack of 2006 on the Phoenix East Devel- The shack dwellers were not told responsible? Who needs to answer?). ¿UHVIURPKDSSHQLQJDQGGRHVQRW about this before it happened. Dur- There has been no public participation. opment, he knew that the deal with want to give lights to people. This Moreland had not been completed. ing this process, the municipality We are treated like a bag of potatoes. can only mean one thing – they are ¿UHGJXQVXVHGVSUD\JXQVRQSHR- And we are still asking: There is no evidence that the deal is happy to see more people in the going ahead (that is, it is not clear if ple, shouted insults (rude words and When, VKDFNVVXIIHUDQGGLHIURP¿UHVLQ- sayings), and threatened leaders. Where, the deal will happen). The land is still stead of giving people safer energy. full of sugar cane, not houses. o The government never consulted Who, and They do not want to spend money. IZWI LABAMPOFU 2 abo. Konke okuchaza okungahambi kahle SISALINDE IZINDLU nobugebengu kumele kubikwe kuMasi- pala. wathi @ Sisagijimela emahlathini ngoba asina- Luthini uhlelo ngeJoe Slovo neMotala wo amathoyilethi, kuyingozi kufanele Height ? ugijime uye ehlathini uma unesisu esi- Bathini: Kukho konke okulandelayo, gijimisayo phakathi kwamabili ebusuku akukho okuqonde ngqo. nasemini imbala. Emahlathini izingane Kusho ukuthini lokhu: UHulumeni uku- ezincane nabesifazane bangadlwen- lungele ukushintsha ukungaboni kuye eku- gulwa. Uma uhamba eduze komjondolo shayisaneni nenqubo mgomo yawo ( uku- kufanele uqaphele lapho unyathela kho- shintsha lokho athi ukholelwa ukuthi ngabe na. Lena impilo yabantu edinga ukub- uyakwenza) Kodwa amakhansela agcwele hekwa. inkohlakalo (nokungathemnbeki). Ngabe imali izoqhamuka no- Umphakathi waseMotala Height nakwez- hlelo lwe (Breaking New Ground )? inye izindawo bayasatshiswa ngokuthi Bathini: Ayikho imali entsha ekhona bangakhiphi noluncane ulwazi ngalobuge- ngokwe Breaking New Ground. Lokho bengu ngoba futhi izimpilo zabo zisen- kusho ukuthini: Uhulumeni wenza uhle- gozini. lo lokuzenza muhle emehlweni ezwe EMotala Height, kube nokukh- wabanisa nokusabiswa kwabantu , uHulu- ODAC AND ABAHLALI APPLIED FOR INFORMATION – kodwa i Breaking New Ground icishe ihlanganise zonke izimali zezezindlu. meni akazange azigcine izimiso zawo, ne- Ngonyaka odlule, uSobaba weTheku u ngeke kusaba khona imijondolo).Kod- Kungabe uzokwazi ukuhlala zidingo –ngqangi azizange zifezekiswe* Obed Mlaba wathi ngasekupheleni kuka ZD XKODND OZH]LPDOL OX¿VKDQH NDQ\H kwimiphakathi yethu, kulamaWadi ¨ Ngasekupheleni kuka October nasekuqa- 2006 amakhulukhulu Abahlali baseM- nezinsiza kusebenza njengemali naban- esikuwo ? Uhla lwezezindlu ? leni kukaNovember, abaqaphi bakaMasi- jondolo baseThekwini bazonikezelwa tu akwanele, ngalokho izimiso zikan- Bathini: Uhla lwezezindlu kufanele lun- SDODED¿NDEDZLVDLPLMRQGRORHQJDPDVKX- ngezindlu ezikhonekayo (lezo izindlu yaka ka2017 zibukeka zingasezufezeka gakhishwa ngoba lwandisa ukubheka mi amathathu . Abahlali baseMjondolo ezingabizi kakhulu). Wathi zizokwakh- ( lokho, kuwukuthi ngeke kwenzeke okungeyikho emphakathini (lapho um- abazange baziswe ngalokhu. Ngesikhathi iwa eNyakatho neTheku kuhlelo lwen- ).Kusho ukuthi umbimbi lwamakhan- phakathi ujabula kuze kweqe lapho ulu- ]L¿NLOH L]LVHEHQ]L ]LND0DVLSDOD ]DGDEXOD tuthuko kwezezindlu lwezi-R10 billion. sela aluhleli ,kodwa lugcina ngokuca- tholile lusho nokuthi bazozithola nini ,zashaya ngethiyagesi bathuka baphinde Umphakathi usulinde ngaphezu kwemin- banga ukuthi kungakhiwa izindlu nge- izindlu uma kungasenzeki, inkinga). basabisa abaholi. yaka eyishumi nane. Ngemva kokuthi sikhathi esifushane bese zinikezelwa Kusho ukuthini lokhu* UMa- ¨ Uhulumeni awuzange uxhumane naban- usoBaba weTheku asho lokhu abaHlali kumphakathi ohlwempu ungakashayi sipala uyakhombisa ukuthi naloluhla tu, kunabantu abasebenezindlu okufanele baseMjondolo ababange besezwa lutho, unyaka ka 2017 ,lokhu kungaphezu lwawo lwezindlu lungamampunge uqo- baye kuzona eNazareth , kunemindeni en- Sadinwa, Sacasuka ngoba uHulumeni kweminyaka engamashumi amabili bo lwawo. Loluhla lungolokubambezela gaphezu kweyishumi nanhlanu abashiywa awukwazi ukusitshela ngekusasa lethu. kusukela ekupheleni kweminyaka yo- ngezingxoxo nezimpikiswano ezinge- bengenamizi ,Basale belala emnyaango. AbaHlali baseMjondolo Movement bandlululo. nasidingo nokunika ithemba elingekho ¨ Ngaphambi kokuwiswa kwemijon- ,okuyinhlangano elwela izimfuno zaban- Kwenzekani ngemali engama-R 10 bil- kubantu ( ukubambisa udonga). Kodwa dolo uHulumeni wagcwalisisa amafomu tu abahlala emjondolo).Yafaka isicelo lion yohlelo lokwakhiwa kwezindlu inqubo kaMasipala ilubeka eceleni uhla abanye bakhokha ukuze bathole izindlu. ngokomthethto wokunikezela ngolwazi endaweni yaseMoreland okwame- lwawo lwezindlu ngoba vele ngeke uk- Labo abangenayo imali basala kanjalo. ,ukuthola ukuthi yini esizoyenzelwa nyezelwa uMasipala ngonyaka odlule ? wazi ukunikezela ngezindlu. La eMzantsi ne Afrika umuntu onomazisi uhlumeni (nokuthi yini aseyenzile). Bathini: Ayikho imiqu- Uthini uMasipala ngez- onamagabelo onelungelo lokuthola umuzi, Kulelisonto uHulumeni wenzile (njen- lu ekhona ngoba kusenezingxoxo inqwaba nqwaba zemililo yasemijon- kodwa lokho akwenzeki lapha. gokufanelekile) ngomthetho. Imiphu- eziqhubekayo. dolo ? ¨ Kunomama owatshelwa ukuthi kumele mela ayimihle neze . Kusho ukuthini lokhu : uSoba- Bathini: Kwakunombuzo ngalokhu alale nomunye ukuze athole umuzi, omu- Imibuzo yethu yayimi kanje* ba weTheku uObed Mlaba wathi kuhlelo lokuthola ulwazi kuHulumeni, nye watshelwa ukuthi akhokhe u-R2000- ¨ Uhlelo lokunikezela ngezindlu ememezela ukuthi kuzothi ekuphele- kodwa akakwazanga ukuwuphendula. 00 ukuze awuthole. zentuthuko ni konyaka ka2006, kuzothi abanye Kusho ukuthini lokho: Umasipala awu- ¨ Abanye batshelwa ukuthi kumele baham- ¨ Uhlelo ngezimali ezibhekelele ezez- abaHlali baseMjondolo bazohanjiswa nazo izinhlelo zokuqeda ukusha kwemi- be ,uma bengahambi bazovalelwa amanzi. indlu ezindlini zabo ezintsha e-Phoenix jondolo futhi awuzimisele ukufaka uge- ¨ Kulabo abanikwa izindlu eNazareth ¨ Uhlelo lwezidingo –ngqangi njen- (eNyakatho nayo). wayememezela azi si .Lokhu kungasho nokuthi –bajabule kunezinkinga eziningi eNazareth . gamanzi, ukuthuthwa kwendle, nodoti ukuthi izivumelwano nabanikazi benda- ukubona besha bengenakwenza lutho Ø INazareth isewadini 16 kanti iMotala kanye nogesi. wo, iMoreland kwakuqediwe ngazo. ngoba baswele kunokuthi babanike Heights isewadini 15.Abahlali bafuna ¨How? Umuzwa /Uvo lukaMasipala ngemililo Asikho nesiqiniseko sokuthi izingxoxo amandla kagesi. Abafuni kuMasipala ukuhlala ngalapho besebenzela ngakhona emijondolo ngesivumelwano ziyaqhubeka (kuyaca- ukusebenzisa imali. nabantwana babo befundela ngakhona. ¨ Uvo lukaMasipala (nokuthi ucaban- ca alikho nethemba ngokuthi kukhona Kungabe bavumelekile Ø Abantu bahanjiswa, bengakhonjiswan- gani) ngohlelo lweSouth Africa yonkana okuqhubekayo).Umhlaba wase-More- abaHlali noma banalo ilungelo ga i-“Breaking new ground ”. land usagcwelwe izimoba hhayi izind- lokuqoqelwa udoti ? Ø Lokho okunikwa abantu akuhlukile ¨ Uhlelo lwendawo i- Motala Height ne lu. Bathini: Njengamanje umjondolo kwimijondolo ethuthukisiwe. Awekho Joe Slovo Luthini uhlelo lukaMasipala ngamunye uthathelwe udoti isonto ne- amanzi ahambayo okwenza namathoy- ¨ Uhlelo lokuthuthukiswa komhlaba lokunikezela ngogesi, amanzi no- sonto. ilethi asebenze kahle. Awukho ugesi nez- lapho kuzokwakhiwa khona imixhaso kuthuthwa kwendle emijondolo? Kusho ukuthini lokhu: Akulona iqiniso indlu azikho esimweni. ukuze kungabi khona ukufudukiswa Bathini: Uma izindlu zabiwe ngohlelo, leli . Lezo zakhiwe ezineminyaka zaba Akubanga bikho nobulungiswa kwabantu (bekhishwa kumaWadi aba- uMasipala unganikezela ngogesi nge- khona, azikaze ziqoqelwe udoti. kuhlelo lwezindlu nentuthuko eJoe Slovo kuwona) okungoWadi 15, 23, 25,31, 34 nani eliphansi. UMasipala awufuni uk- Kungabe izakhamizi zendawo (akukho, okusobala okwatshelwa um- no 69. wenza lokhu ngoba uthi ekuqaleni “Uk- ziyaqashwa kokwenziwa endaweni, phakathi). ¨ Uhlelo lwezimali nemiqulu yokulun- ufakelwa ugesi kwakukhishelwe wonke nabangahlali emijondolo bayaqasheka - Abantu ababengahlali endaweni gisela intshonalanga Phoenix ,eyaziwa umuntu”. Kokokuthuthwa kwendle ku- na? ekuqaleni sebethola izindlu. nge Moreland Development. landela ukuphumelela kokuhlanzwa Bathini: Izakhamizi zendawo ezibhek- ¨ Omunye umama watshelwa ukuthi ithoy- Sizithola nini izindlu? kwezindlu zangasese, lapho kwakusiza elelwa kuqala, kodwa bahlulekile ukuk- ilethi lakhe lizobhidlizwa ngoba bekuzo- Bathini? Uhlelo lwentuthuko kwezez- abantu abasemphakathini, lokho kwa- hombisa okubhalwe phansi. kwakhiwa umuzi khona. Lapho bekuzok- indlu lukaMasipala weTheku luthembisa bekwa kumakomiti emiphakathi ukuthi Lokho kusho ukuthini: Kunesizathu wakhiwa umuzi womunye. L]LQGOXH]L\LXQJDND¿NLXQ\DND aqinisekise ukuthi kuyenzeka. sokungaphatheki kahle. Isibonelo, ku- Uma ubheka izincazelo azicacile ka 2017. Kusho ukuthini lokhu: Um- nomsebenzi oqhubekayo esibhedlela kahle okunye okubaluleke kakhulu ,aku- Bathi lokho kuzoqeda ukusalela emuva khandlu wamakhansela wanikezela i-King George, ikomiti le-BEC le ANC caci ukuthi ubani ozuzayo kwezezindlu kokunikezelwa kwezindlu nokwezicelo ngemiqulu yayo okumele ilandelwe, baqasha amalungu emindeni yawo .Awekho amagama ezinkontileka. Isibone- ezifakiwe. Lolulwazi lwalukhishwe em- kodwa yangaphendula ukuthi ubani os- kanye nabalandeli be ANC. Ngezikibha lo : ngobani abakhi ,Akunasibalo, ngubani inyakeni eyishumi eyedlule, kumqulu ekomitini , nokuthi yini izinhlelo zalo ezibomvu , AbaHlali abayitholi imise- okuzoqondwana naye, Ubani okufanele wezezindlu. Lokhu bakusebenzise uku- kanye nokuthi liyahlangana yini . Uma- benzi lapho . Lokhu kusenza sicabange aphendule ? Akekho obesebenzisana phendula ngomthetho wokunikezela sipala awukhiphanga lwazi ngezinhlelo ukuthi nakwizindlu zomxhaso kuzoba kanye nathi ngokubambisana .Sithathiswa ngolwazi olwalufakiwe. zokunikezela ngogesi –bakusho lokho yiso leso. Bonke abantu abathola iz- okwamasaka amazambane. Namanje sis- Kusho ukuthini lokhu: UMasipala up- uma kukhona abafuna ukuthi bazonika indlu babhekwa kwi-National Housing abuza.Nini ? hinde wathi uzoqeda ukukhuculula imi- umphakathi. Subsidy System , okuyilapho bonke Kuphi ? jondolo ngonyaka ka 2010 (Ngalokho Umakhelwane wami, uNkk Ngcobo, asebezitholile egcinwa khona amagama Kubani ? IZWI LABAMPOFU 3 UPGRADING vs RELOCATION: WHY DOES THE ETHEKWINI MUNICIPALITY INSIST ON RELOCATING INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS?
arie ch erme er informal settlement to a serviced site or to an RDP housing project. Relocation of Introduction: households involves many challenges, Understanding the terms upgrading and and unfortunately these are usually ig- relocation and their implication is im- nored by those planning and carrying out portant for any discussion about govern- relocations. These challenges include ment’s response to informal settlements. the new transport costs that are imposed In this brief article we critically look at on the household if it tries to continue the meanings of these terms, then at the sending its children to the same school housing policy shift in 2004 which for and generating income in the same way WKH ¿UVW WLPH HQDEOHV XSJUDGLQJ UDWKHU as before. Relocation disrupts schooling than relocation. We look in more detail not only in the days in which the move at the national Department of Housing’s takes place, but also subsequently, if the new Informal Settlement Upgrading Pro- household does not have the additional gramme, which resulted from the policy money to pay for new transport costs. shift in 2004. Lastly, we ask why this Relocation is seldom planned to take Protests at Foreman Road that relocation should only be consid- tion of Re-Emergence of Slums’. This bill programme is not being applied to infor- place during school holidays, and often ered as a last resort. Municipalities have displays a deep anti-poor sentiment, and is PDOVHWWOHPHQWVLQ'XUEDQ:H¿QGVRPH the schools in the relocation area are al- WR ¿UVW LQYHVWLJDWH WKH IHDVLELOLW\ RI LQ shockingly similar to the 1952 Prevention answers to this question in the Kwa u- ready fully occupied. Similarly, income situ upgrading, before planning for a re- of Squatting Act which the apartheid gov- lu-Natal Elimination and Prevention of generation for the household is disrupted location. The principles and the funding ernment used for its massive eviction and Re-Emergence of Slums Bill, 2006, and on the days of the relocations and sub- mechanism of the programme applies to relocation programmes. The proposed bill in the Integrated Housing Development sequently, due to transport costs. If the upgrading and to relocation alike. contradicts the Breaking New Ground pol- Plan of Ethekwini Municipality. household depended on informal trade icy and the way this intends dealing with within the informal settlement, its live- Funding is ‘made available to munici- informal settlements in many very blatant The terms ‘upgrading’ and lihood is completely destroyed by the palities for the undertaking of projects ways. Below are some contrasting state- ‘relocation’ relocation. Further, relocation seldom based on the upgrading of whole settle- ments from Breaking New Ground and Upgrading means to improve, to upgrade gives households the choice of who they ments on a community basis as opposed from the K N bill: as opposed to replace. In situ means in would like to live next door or nearby to the normal approval of individual the same place, without moving. In situ to. Often informal settlement communi- subsidies in respect of qualifying bene- Breaking New Ground - national: upgrading of informal settlements means ties are split up and allocated sites in a ¿FLDULHV¶ SRIWKH,QIRUPDO6HWWOHPHQW ‘need to respond positively and proactive- improving the settlement without mov- number of different relocation areas. It Upgrading Programme). ly to processes of informal housing forma- ing the people from where they are stay- LVGLI¿FXOWLIQRWLPSRVVLEOHWRUHEXLOG tion’ ing. This improvement should be based neighbourhood networks. There is no ceiling for the funding for ‘A more responsive housing policy is ex- on the priorities of the residents. It usu- land purchase, be it the land already oc- pected to decrease the formation of infor- ally involves the extension of water and The biggest challenge for local authori- cupied or land required for relocation. mal settlements over time’ sanitation into the settlement, construc- ties is how to get the affected people to This means that it it far more likely, that ‘need to acknowledge the existence of tion of walkways or staircases and spac- agree to a relocation. Of course, house- land adjacent to the settlement or within informal settlements and recognise that es for community members to meet and holds only agree to move if they can pre- a 5km radius can be purchased in the the existing housing programme will not children to play, construction of access dict an improvement in their lives. In- PDUNHWLIGHGHQVL¿FDWLRQRIWKHRULJLQDO secure the upgrading of informal settle- routes for emergency vehicles, construc- stead, they usually fear a deterioration in settlement is required. ments’ tion of a community centre and social fa- their lives and therefore resist relocation. µ1HHGWRVKLIWWKHRI¿FLDOUHVSRQVHWRLQIRU- cilities (cr ches and clinics, if these are 6DGO\RI¿FLDOVSUHIHUWRLJQRUHWKHIHDUV There is also no ceiling for the funding PDO VHWWOHPHQWV IURP RQH RI FRQÀLFW DQG not accessible nearby) and facilities for and the challenges, and use FORCE to for land rehabilitation of the occupied neglect to one of integration and coopera- trade. In situ upgrading would also in- get the residents to relocate. land or of the land for relocation. This tion’ volve assistance to residents to improve means that expensive engineering solu- their houses incrementally in the same Due to the realisations in 2004 that hous- WLRQVWRÀRRGLQJVWHHSVORSHVXQVWDEOH Elimination Bill – KZN place where their shack is located. This ing delivery and relocation was very soil, mine dumps, etc. can now be con- ‘it is desirable to introduce measures which ¿UVWUHTXLUHVVHFXULW\RIWHQXUHZKLFKLV disruptive to people’s lives and was sidered in order to make well located seek to enable the control and elimination the formalisation of one’s right to have not resulting in a reduction of informal land available for upgrading and for re- of slums, prevent their re-emergence pro- a house in that particular place, i.e. long settlements, the national Department of location nearby. tect housing construction programmes’. term protection against eviction. Housing was tasked with developing a ‘Landowners must institute proceedings new housing programme. In Septem- Further, the programme sets funding for the eviction of the unlawful occupiers’ ber 2004, cabinet approved ‘Breaking aside funding for community empower- ‘A municipality must prepare a status The advantage of upgrading (as opposed New Ground: A Comprehensive Plan ment and participation and for the de- report with details of its slum elimination to relocation) is that it disrupts neither for Developing Sustainable Human Set- velopment of social and economic facil- programme’. the schooling of the children, nor the in- tlements’. In this plan (p.17) there is a ities – this too was not possible before come generation of the adults, be this in ‘New Funding Mechanism for Informal the policy change in 2004. Conclusion formal employment or the informal mar- Settlement Upgrading’ If in situ upgrading of informal settle- ket. Often, the informal trade in which Councillors in other cities, particularly ments, as per the intentions of the Break- informal settlement residents earn their The new national Programme for In- Cape Town and East London, have wel- ing New Ground programme, is to be car- living is within the informal settlement formal Settlement Upgrading comed this programme, are demanding ried out in Durban, several drastic changes and depends on clientele from within the The following are quotes from this new LWV LPSOHPHQWDWLRQ 2I¿FLDOV LQ WKHVH will have to be demanded. Firstly, the settlement, also providing convenience funding mechanism (in the Breaking cities are gearing up for it. Why is this proposed bill by the Kwa ulu-Natal Pro- to the residents. This cannot easily be re- New Ground document, p.17): not the case in Ethekwini Municipal- vincial Government must be revised so as constructed in a relocation site. Another ‘The upgrading of informal settle- ity? to be aligned with the clearly stated inten- important advantage of in situ upgrading PHQWV PXVW EH XQGHUWDNHQ LQ D ÀH[LEOH tions of Breaking New Ground. Secondly, is that it does not disrupt the neighbour- manner to cater for local circumstances. Why the national Programme for In- Ethekwini Municipality has to align its In- hood networks, the pattern of friendships ‘A new funding mechanism is accord- formal Settlement Upgrading is not tegrated Housing Development Plan with and mutual support which are important ingly introduced to support upgrading on implemented in Durban the clearly stated programmes and funding when households face crises of any kind. an area-wide, as opposed to individual mechanisms of Breaking New Ground. It Again, this is not easily recreated in a basis. does not apply only to those qual- Reasons for the non-implementation is those regressive and deeply conserva- relocation area. All of these advantages ifying for a subsidy of this programme by the Ethekwini tive individuals in the Kwa ulu-Natal Pro- mean that in situ upgrading of informal ‘This approach will maintain fragile Municipality lie both with the Provin- vincial Government who conceptualised settlements is usually more successful in community networks, minimize disrup- cial and the Municipal administrations. the bill for the elimination of slums, and helping people improve their lives, than tion, and enhance community participa- Recent documents display this very those in Ethekwini Municipality that insist is relocation. tion in all aspects of the development’ clearly. on implementing pre-2004 housing policy On 26 October 2006, the Provincial for informal settlements who need to be Relocation means being moved to a dif- In the Informal Settlement Upgrading Government of Kwa ulu-Natal released exposed and sidelined from urban devel- ferent area, and the most common ex- Programme itself, which was formalised a bill for the ‘Elimination and Preven- opment. ample is that of being moved from an as Chapter 13 of the Housing Code, states IZWI LABAMPOFU 4 ukwakha ukuthi ngokusobala ukuthi isasebenza INTUTHUKO VS UFUDUKO: • Ukunikezelwa ebantwini abambal- ngohlelo oludala. YINI UMASIPALA WETHEKU EPHOQA UKUTHI IMIJONDOLO IFUDUKE? wa. Isiphetho b arie ch erme er Uhlelo olusha lo- Uma ukuthuthukiswa kwemijondolo kuthuthukiswa kwemijondolo ngokohlelo lwe Breaking New Ground Isibingelelo: abhizinisi kulabo abaziphilisa ngoku- Lokhu kucashunwe esimisweni esisha .kumele lwenziwe eThekwini noshint- Ukuqonda igama ukuthuthukiswa dayisa emigwaqeni. Kunika abantu sezoxhaso( Breaking New Ground sho oluningi kuzomele lwenziwe lapho ukhona nelithi ufuduko kanye ingcindezi enkulu njengokubhekan document,p17) .okokuqala isimemezelo sikahulumeni nemithelela yalo kubalulekile kuyo nekinga yezithuthi. Kumele bgibele Yini loluhlelo lo- wakwa ulu –Natal sesabelozimali yonke ingxoxo ngokwenziwa uhu- ngemali enkulu uma beya ematohwe- kuthuthukiswa kwemijondolo kumele sibuyekezwe .Okwesibili uma- lumeni ngemijondolo.kulesiqeshana niabo, Baphinde bagibeze nabantwana Isizathu silele phakathi kwabo bobabili sipala weTheku kumele acacise ngesu sizobheka kakhulu umgomo wezezind- uma beya ezikoleni abafunda kuzo uhulumeni wesifundazwe saka ulu lakhe lohlelo nokwabiwa kwezimali lu ka 2004, okuyiyona evuna intuthuko ngalapho babesuswe khona. Futhi nosihlalo bomasipala .imiqulu emisha ngokweBreaking New Ground. kunofuduko. abalindi ukuthi zivalwe izikole. ikuveza ngokusobala lokhu. Kulezidingo ezimbili in- Izimpilo zabantu zicekeleka phansi Ngeminingwane bheka hangano enjenga Bahlali akumele Amagama:Ukuthuthukiswa la ukhona kube nobubha .abantu bayahakazwa ibreaking New Grouna –National ime yodwa.Bonke abasezikhundleni nokufudulwa uyiswe kwenye indawo awubekwa eduze komakhelwane Elimination Billl-kzn. kuhulumeni nabazimele kumele bax- Ukuthuthukiswa kuleyon- obubajwayele,impilo iba nzima uku- I-Intergrated housing Development hase abantu abasemazingeni aphansi dawo ohlala kuyona,kodwa okuphiki- qala impilo nabantu ongabajwayele. plan yamasipala weTheku iveza nemibono yabo. sana nokubuyiselwa komuntu obevele Inselelo enkulu ebhekene ne- ehlala khona(In situ).Lokhu kusho ziphathimandla zethu ukuthi bangenza ukwakhelwa lapho ukhona unga- kanjani ukuthi abantu abathintekayo fudulwa.In situ up-grading of informal ekufulweni baqonde ngaloluhlelo. settlement kusho ukuthi imijondolo Yebo abantu abaningi bayavuma ithuthukiselwa lapho ikhona nga- ukufudulwa kodwa uma izimpilo phandle kokususa abantu la bekhona. ]DER]L]R¿NH]LWKROHXNXWKXWKXNLVZD Loluhlelo luvuna luhloniphe izidingo lapho beyiswa khona. Esikhundleni ngqangi zezakhamizizakuleyondawo. sokujabulela ukuyiswa emixhasweni Ngokujwayelekile abantu abasuke baye babe nokwesaba ukuthi izimpilo befuna ukwakhelwa lapho besondelene zabo zizoba njani phambili, ngakho ke nezikole, imitholampilo nezinkulisa. benqabe ukufudulwa. Okubuhlungu Lokhokuyaphoqa ukuthi ukufakwa ukuthi iziphathimandla azinandaba kwamapayipi amanzi,ukuthuthwa nenselelo nokwesaba kwabantu, base- kwendle,kufakwe behleli khona lapho. benzise “IMPO O” ,ukuze bafudule MN A E C I Kwakhiwe nezitubhe ezisuke zivele izakhamuzi. BA zilapho,imijondolo phela.Kuyilungelo Ukuthola kabanzi mayelana lawo wonke umuntu ukuthi akhelwe nomthethosisekelo wezezindlu noku- lapho ehlala khona,kubalwa neziqa- fudukiswa owabekwa ngo 2004 usuka IQHAZA ELIBANJWE ABAHLALI shi .kuyenzeka ke uma umntu edliwe ku1994 kuya ku2004 utholakala ku ( BASEMJONDOLO MOVEMENT OF umgwaqo noma kunampayipi adinga www.housing.gov.za/ ) SOUTH AFRICA UKULWA NE HIV/AIDS ukufakwa aqondane nomjondolo Ngaphandle kwezindlu NA M waloyo muntu. Ngakho ke kuyenzeka ezakhiwa ngo 2004 okusho ukuthi Kunesikhungo sokusiza abantu abajula wkuthu injani inhlalo kubona nalabo ukuthi i( In-sutu upgrading) iham- sekufudukiswe imindeni esifudukisi- yigcikwane lengculazi nezintandane obabogadile (caregivers) bisane nokuhambisane nokufudulwa we. Ubudlelwano benziwa obubili Sikuphi: 2 6 Kennedy Road Commu- 3. Sivakashele ezikoleni sibone kwabantu kodwa futhi babhekelwe obokuqala iNational Housing Subsidy nity Hall ukuthi baqhuba kanjani sisize othisha umhlaba khona kuleyondawo ngoba System ihlale idnga ukuthi kufudukwe Igamalaso: Clare-Estate Drop In Centre lapho kufanele sisize khona. basuke bengasuswa ngempoqo kodwa kungaba ukya kwindawo entsha noma 4. Sizovula ama support group bedliwe umgaqo.Futhi akufanele bay- ukuhlala kuyondawo kodwa esizeni Iziphi izindawo ezisi zakalayoi ku ward kulezikole engizi balile ngenhlakuze iswe kude okwedlula amakhilomitha esisha 25 sisize abantwana abanegeikwane nez- amahlanu ukuqhela endaweni aba- Izindlela okubhekwana ngazo 1.Burnwood Road intandane kuyo. nemijondolo endaweni okuthiwa ay- 2.Lacey Road 5. Silekelela ekubhali seni ama- ilungele ukuthi kungakhiwa kuyo. 3.Sydenham Heights grant eg foster care ne child support 4.ForemanRoad grant uma ingaphuni ngokuxhumanane OKUHLE NGALOLU HLELO 5.Kennedy Road welfare -Aluphazamisi ukufunda kwabantwana Ukuthuthukiswa kwezindawo ezikoleni. zeRDP ngendlela ekhonekayo. Amaclinic esisebenzisana nawoi Sizisiza ngani izitandane -Aluphazamisi kulabo abaziphilisa Ukubhaliswa kwemindeni yasemi- 1.Sydenham clinic Esikhungweni sethu kune nkulisa ngokudayisa emgwaqeni. jondolo abakufanele ukuthoa izindlu 2.Clare Estate Clinic (cr che) -Alukuhlukanisi nabangani,izihlobo,n Ukususa lemindeni iyiswe ez- Izinhlangno esisebenzisana nazo Sifundisa abantwana kusukela ku 2 yrs omakhelwane.Kunalokho luthuthukisa indaweni ezintsha. 1.Hope World Wide Abano 5 yrs bangena ku Pre-school izimpilo zabantu. Ukuxoshwa kwabantu abangafanele 2.Department of Social Welfare ukuze balungele ukuya ku Grade 1 ukuxhaswa. Ngaphandle kokubonelel- Izikole esebenzisana nazo ezikoleni engizibale ngenhla UKUFUDULWA [RELOCATION] wangezinye izindlela 1.Palmiet Primary School Ukudla kukhona noma kushoda siyalu- Kusho ukususwa lapho ukhona uyo- Ukudilizwa kwemijondolo noku- 2.S.m. Jhavary Primary School dinga usizo ekudleni 3.Clare ille Primary School Abakhokhi lutho abantwana fakwa endlini kwenye indawo kude zama ukuvimba ukuthi kuphinde Senzani Kwabanegcikwane lengculazi nalapho ubuhlala khona.Lokhu kusho kwakhiwe kuleyondawo. 1.Sibanika amaphasela okudla labo Izinqinamba esibhekene nazo (chal- ukusuka eduze kwezikole, komakhel- Izindlela zokubhekana nemi- abasa linde imali yo kugula(igrant) lenges) wane nezihlobo. Kusho ukuwa kwam- jondolo emhlabeni okuthiwa ulungele Senzani kwabanegcikwane lengculazi 1. Alisebenzisani nathi ikhan- 2.Sibavaka shela emakhaya sifundise sela imindeni yabo ukuthi bophathwe 2. Izinhlangano ezifuna ukuse- kanjani benzisana nathi ziba nenkinga -Abangenamndeni siyabageza sibafun- 3. Amavolontiya ayahamba ze uma bengasa kwazi ukuzenzela esethole amadlelo aluhlaza ngoba sin- 3.Sibahambisa eclinic, sibize iam- cane kakhulu is typend esibanike sona bulance uma eseshonile sixhumana 4. Ukwanda kwabantu abaa- nomndeni siwazise uma ogulayo ehlala haqwe yigcikwane yedwa simumemele kuma support 5. Bayashona abantu besa- group. fundiswa ngama AR ’s Esisiza ngakho ezintandaneni 6. Ubuphofu (poverty) Iyini intandane? 7. Ukunga sebenzi (unemploy- -Intandome umuntwana oshonelwe ment) unina kusukela enganeni ezelwe kuya . Ukungabikho kwamatoilet ku 1 years (0-1 years) (lack of sanitation) Uma ingane isafunda, isaziphethe 9. Amanzi akhiwakude (long okwe-ngane, ingakaipitile, ingazele distance to the top) 1. Sibanika amaphasela okudla, 10. Izinga le T.B. Liyenyuka (TB abancelayo sibanika amathini obisi. stats is very high) 2. Sivakashela emakhaya sibone- B IZWI LABAMPOFU 5 VICTORY FOR THE PEOPLE OF MOTALA HEIGHTS By Louisa Motha, Bheki Ngcobo and Antonis Vradis Today, Wednesday 13.12, the were leaving Motala Heights. municipality came inside Motala Heights Last time that they visited with the intention to demolish yet more Motala it was a completely different shacks and with no respect to what has story. Committee members Bonginko- been agreed in court, to our lawyer or to si Mazibuko and Nkosi Ngcobo had the people of Motala Heights. They nev- demanded R2,000 from each of us in er reported that they would come neither order to provide us with a house in to us, the court or our lawyers. But today Nazareth. Those who didn’t have that they understood they they cannot simply money were told they would not be ignore us, that they have to respect the given a house. One house might have will of the people of Motala Heights. 8, 9 or even 12 tenants but only its le- The Municipality’s plan was to gal owner is offered a house in Naza- GHPROLVK¿YHVKDFNVZKLOHPRVWRIWKHLU reth. All the rest are made homeless tenants were away at work. They started once the shack owner is relocated. We with shack number B83, leaving Tha- HVWLPDWH WKDW WR GDWH RYHU ¿IW\ SHR- thazile Mkhize, Sbu Mhlongo, Sibongine ple have been made homeless in our Danisa, Bheki Mkhize, Zama Nzuza and area. Bafana Gummede homeless. Shortly af- Most people in Motala ter we reminded the municipality work- Heights are either unemployed or ers of Section 26 of the South African work as domestic workers (the wom- &RQVWLWXWLRQ VSHFL¿FDOO\ WKDW WKH\ FDQ- en) or temporary gardeners (the men). not demolish a house without the consent Domestic workers earn 15 rand per of everyone living in it (not just the con- day on average, while gardeners will Resisting evictions in Motala: Obani bengathinta amaBhubehesi? sent of the owners but the tenants too). get 25 rand for a day’s work. While the day. All of this would be lost should we who will they build them for, if we are all Since they didn’t have that consent they they can now simply walk to their be relocated to Nazareth. relocated before then? Going to Nazareth would need a court order for every one jobs, relocating to Nazareth would The way the Government and the Munici- would mean we would be worse off than of the planned demolitions. After they mean they would have to spend 16 pality treat us makes us feel like non-citi- today. made clear that they did not have that rand per day on taxis (two each way)! zens, as if we do not belong to South Africa. either, we immediately asked for police So it’s clear that people simply cannot The eThekwini municipality is constantly They have to understand that if they choose reinforcements to come from Pinetown afford to move. Children now walk to ignoring the South African constitution: it is to tear down our houses, we shall sleep in and once they arrived, we explained that their school; the Motala Heights clin- as if they are operating under some constitu- the bushes. And if they want to relocate us the municipality workers were breaking ic is nearby and factories in the area tion of their own! WKH\¶GEHWWHU¿QGVRPHELJFHOOVWRSXWXV the Law and demanded they were ar- that are in need of temporary workers We have been told that new houses in, because we are not moving, we are not rested should they continue. Only a few will just drive to Motala and pick up will be built in Motala Heights by 2007. But going to Nazareth! minutes ago, the municipality workers some people, offering them a job for IZIFUNDO EZANIKWA LESSONS ABAHLALI NGAMALUNGELO EZINDLU NGU STUART WILSON. FROM
Ustuart Wilson ungummeli osez- Uma usuhlale isikhathi eside ,use- STUART ingeni eliphezulu. Useke wamisa benza khona endaweni ,ingekho WILSON’S ukufudulwa kwabantu uMasipala enye indawo ozoyiswa kuyo, waseGoli.ngo Disemba ka 2006 inkantolo ayinayo imvume.In- ON HOUSING .Weza ukuzokwabelana ngolwazi dawo elungele ukuhlala ,ileyo en- eWorkshophini yaBahlali eyayihlel- ezidingo ngqangi,njengezikole RIGHTS we yi COHRE. Wachazela abahlali ukuze izingane zifunde.Umjondolo Stuart Wilson is a top lawyer. He ngesigaba sika 26 (3) womthetho- othuthukisiwe ehlathini , njengez- • How long people have lived on has stopped evictions from the Jo- sisekelo uthi* indlu zomxhaso ePargate akuyona the land where they are staying indawo elungele ukuhlala. hannesburg city centre where the • Whether or not “suitable alterna- Municipality there tried to force the AKEKHO UMUNTU OKUMELE tive accommodation” is available to poor out of the city. On 2 December AXOSHWE ENDLINI YAKHE Akukho emthethweni ukuthi the people to be evicted 2006 he came to share his knowl- NOMA EMZINI WAKHWE uMasipala afudule abantu eng- If you have lived in an area edge with Abahlali at a workshop or- ,NOMA BATHOLE SEBEDILI- abazisanga ngencwadi ezinsuk- for a long time, if you work there, ganised with COHRE. He explained ZELWA IMIZI YABO ,NGA- wini eziyishumi nane ngaphambi and if suitable alternative accommo- to Abahlali that Section 26 (3) of the PHANDLE KWEMVUME kokufudulwa.,kumele ibhalwe dation has not been arranged for you Constitution says that: YENNKANTOLO EYENZIWA ngolimi lwakho oluzwayo ,ichaze then the court should not grant the “NO ONE MAY BE EVICT- NGEMVA KOKULANDELA IM- kabanzi ngokususwa kwakho.wazi eviction order. Suitable accommo- ED FROM THEIR HOME, OR IGUDU EFANELE.’’ ukuthi unelungelo lokuyisa udba dation is accommodation of good enkantolo ukuvimba lokho. HAVE THEIR HOME DEMOL- quality that is not too far from where ISHED, WITHOUT AN ORDER Lokho kusho ukuthi ukukhishwa you live and where your children go OF COURT MADE AFTER CON- kwabantu ingekho imvume yenk- Amandla ethu thina esimpofu avela to school. A formal jondolo in the SIDERING ALL THE RELEVANT antolo akukho emthethweni .Uma kubuningi bethu, uma sihlangene bush, like the ‘house’ in Park Gate, CIRCUMSTANCES.” uzwa ukuthi ungase udilizelwe vele sinamandla ,futhi ngokuba nabam- is not suitable accommodation. This means that any evic- uthole ummeli uyise uMasipala en- eli abasezingeni eliphezulu kunga- It is also illegal for the Mu- tion for demolition without a court kantolo. sisiza ukuvimba inkantolo ukuthi nicipality to evict you if they have inikeze ngemvume yokuchithwa order is illegal. This means that the not given you notice in writing at Municipality is breaking the law all INKANTOLO AYIKWAZI UKU- kwemijondolo. least 14 days before the eviction. the time because they always evict NIKA IMVUME INGABHEKAN- Umasipala ufuna ukukhipha abantu That written notice must also be without court orders. If you hear that GA LOKHU * abampofu eThekwini,wenzela in- clear and in a language that you can debe yebhola lomhlaba ngo 2010 your settlement will face evictions or understand. It must also tell you demolitions you should get a lawyer Banesikhathi esingakanani behlala ukuze bangabi semehlweni abace- why they want to evict you and it straight away and take the Munici- khona labo bantu. bile basemazweni.Uma singahlan- must tell you that you have the right pality to court. Kungabe ikhona indawo elungele gana silwe ndawonye ,emigwaqe- to go to the court to oppose the evic- A court is not allowed to ukuhlala abantu ,lapho bezogcinwa ni nasezinkantolo sizobanqoba tion and that you have the right to give an order for an eviction without khona. oMasipala ,sibaphoqe ukuthi ba- ask legal aid to represent you. considering: sithuthukise lapho sikhona. IZWI LABAMPOFU 6 UMYALEZO KAMONGAMELI /PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE Sekuyisikhathi sokuthi sizazise nelungelo lokwazi, ukusha kwemi- ,W LV KLJK WLPH ZH EHJLQ WR GH¿QH RXU- policy “breaking the new grounds” which futhi senze njengokusho kwethu jondolo, ukungcola komoya esiwu- selves. It is high time that we walk the we support and which we must force the .Siyimele imiphakathi yethu futhi phefumulayo ,nokungabi nomhlaba talk. Let us be passionate for our com- eThekwini Dept. of Housing to implement. sibeke imiphakathi yethu phambili. nezindlu kusenze saba yimbumba PXQLWLHV/HWXVSXWRXUSHRSOH¿UVWOHW We are beginning to know how good our Kumele sibe nezisombululo kwesik- saqina .Kumele senze okusemandle- us have resolution with solution, an ac- constitution is for all of us and we have tion plan with action. discussed this in papers on radio and on wenzayo nokusamele sikwenze. ni ukusiza nokubongela umkhan- television. Now is the time to practicalise dlu kazwelonke wezezindlu ku- We are busy rolling up our sleeves and the constitution in a meaningful sense to Sizama ngayo yonke indlela uku- lomthehto omusha wezezindlu mobilizing to partner our government the poor citizens. hlanganisa imiphakathi ekuse- othi “ Breaking New Grounds” to deliver to its promises. However our benzisaneni noHulumeni.ekufezeni okufanele umnyango wezezindlu country cannot be built by lies and un- The movement has made many people in izethembiso zakhe. Noma kunjalo Ethekwini ukuthi uwusebenzise found statementsed like the Moreland South African and around the world aware izwe lethu ngeke lakhiwe ngamanga .Sesiyazi ukuthi umthethosisekelo Project and the 10 billion Rands to pay of various activities of the millions of for- nezitatimende ezingatholakali. Ipro- wakuleli muhle futhi owethu sonke for it announced by eTkhwini Municipal- gotten South African Shack Dwellers and jethi yaseMoreland nezigidi ezishu- emaphephandabeni ,emisakazweni ity Mayor, Mr. Obert Mlaba in December poor people. We have shown the world that mi ezamenyezelwa uSobaba weTh- ,nakomabonakude.Asiwusebenzise 2005. This project does not exist a year we know that we are not supposed to be later. Mlaba’s lies are a good example living the way we do. We know that our eku uObed Mlaba ngoDisemba umthethosisekelo ngendlela ezosiza of authorities who think that because of country is rich and we know exactly what 2005 iyisibonelo esihle seziphathi- nalabo abampofu. WKHSXEOLFRI¿FHWKH\KROGWKH\FDQMXVW makes it rich. We know that we were once mandla ezicabanga ukuthi ngeke go unchallenged. Such lies by the mayor regarded as short minded and now we in- ziphonselwe inselelo ngenxa yezik- Inhlangano seyenze ukuqwashisa are not only immoral but are an insult for sist that we will think and speak and act hundla zazo.Lawo manga weMeya ngezindlela ezihlukene kuzigidigidi those who wait in vain for lies to bear for ourselves. We are poor in life but not in awaqedi umdlandla kuphela kodwa zabantu base Mzatsi abalitshelwe fruits. mind. We know that it is our duty to look ayinhlaba kulabo abalinde izithelo ,abampofu nalabo abahlala emjon- after our sick ones while keeping our own zamanga ukuthi zithele kodwa lu- dolo. Siyazi ukuthi akumele siphile Abahlali baseMjondolo, the strong poor children from falling candles and stove ex- tho. kanje ,Siyazi ukuthi lelizwe linothile have shown good support to its own plosions. We are not stupid or lazy. What ,Siyazi ukuthi sibizwa ngezilima members who have entrusted its mandate we want is for everyone to realize that to to its chosen executive. Since status does build this country is not only the duty of Abahlali baseMjondolo, abam- ,Siyazi futhi ukuthi kuwumsebenzi not pay we have chosen our fellow shack government and authorities but that we all pofu abanamandla sebekhombise wethu ukunakekela izihlobo ezigu- dwellers to lead our movement. The no have a role to play as daughters and sons olukhulu uxhaso kumalungu awo. layo sibe sibheke nokuthi abantwa- freedom of speech, the no jobs, the no of South Africa. Talk to us, not for us. Let Ithembele kulabo ebakhethe ngoku- na baphephile emakhandleleni , electricity, the no water, the no right to us be part of making our future. Let the bathemba . Njengoba izikhundla nokubhamuka kwesitofu. Ukwakha NQRZ WKH VKDFN ¿UH WKH SRLVRQRXV DLU time of our people being pushed around sikhethe abanye esihlala nabo em- lelizwe akuwona umsebenzi kaHu- we breath and the no land and housing the country at the barrel of a gun come to jondolo ukuthi basihole. lumeni neziphathimandla kodwa has brought us together and made us an end. Let the time of respect for the lives sonke sineqhaza esingalibamba strong. We must do whatever we can to and experience and intelligence of the poor Ukungabi nalungelo lokukhuluma njengamadodana namadodakazi assist and congratulate the national min- begin. ngenkululeko ,Ukungabi namse- aseMzansi Afrika. istry of housing with this new housing by Sbu Zikode benzi ,namazi , nagesi,nokungabi
Sbu Zikode released from prison to a heroes welcome Voting in the abahlali elections THE ABAHLALI AGM: PURE DEMOCRACY, PROFESIONALISM, Motha PRO: T.N. Lembede; Vice secretary: Philani Ntanzi; Vice President: Philani TRANSPARENCY AND FREEDOM WITH FAIRNESS Zungu; President: Sbu Zikode by Mnikelo Ndabankulu It was not compulsory for an area to contest all 7 positions. For example the $EDKODOL KHOG WKHLU ¿UVW$*0 hall didn’t dominate everything. Most Foreman Road Development Committee contested six of the positions and won one on 26-11-2006 at the Kennedy Road of the delegates were women. Abah- of them when Philani (Star) Ntanzi was elected as the new Vice-Secretary. Hall. From the beginnings of the prepa- lali is always putting izimbokodo at the The Church Land Programme is an NGO that works with Abahlali to make ration the AGM was announced through front. To be a participant you had to be the strong poor even stronger. We respect the Church Land Programme like we re- all Abahlali meetings and on community an Abahlali member. Membership costs spect COHRE, ODAC and the FXI. The Church Land Programme agreed to be our radio. R7 per anum. Even the very poor can af- IEC and they did a very good job. ABM did not appoint a single ford this but because we are many all the Abahlali had a very successful ‘No Land, No House, No Vote’ campaign in person to be a candidate. All Abahlali R7 put together is enough for Abahlali the March local government elections. That campaign shook the country. But at the settlements and branches were given the to keep its freedom from those donors AGM we voted in a real democracy. That was the end of our no vote campaign. There mandate to hold open assemblies in their and NGOs who think that they can buy were seven ballot papers and seven ballot boxes. Each delegate had been elected and areas so that each settlement and branch themselves a movement to say and do their vote was their secret. They were voting for real leaders, leader who work for the could elect its own candidates. Each what they want it to do. We always so no people, leaders who work to make the strong poor even stronger. They were not vot- settlement and branch also had to elect to breyani money. Abahlali only belongs ing for breyani councillors who work for the rich and throw some crumbs to the poor. and mandate its own delegates to the to its members. Breyani councillors are useless for the poor. AGM because there was only space for The candidates nominated by When the results of our election come out everyone was very happy. No 300 delegates. No area could have more all the different areas were contesting single individual or area asked for by-elections. than 20 delegates. This was to make sure for seven position. These position were: This was real democracy. that the voice of all areas came through Secretary: Thoko Zikode; Co-ordinator: Now we say ‘Vote for Land and Housing!’ carefully and that the areas closer to the Zandile Nsibande; Treasurer: Louisa IZWI LABAMPOFU 7 CP
The police attack on the Abah- lali leadership was followed up the armed and violent demolitions of shacks in the Motala Heights, Juba Place and Palmiet settlements. In each instance owners were removed to new houses, many against their will, and renters were left homeless. In Motala Heights Bheki Ngcobo tried to hand the police a copy of a lawyers’ letter to Mayor Mlaba stating that the majority of residents had signed a power of attorney form and instructed their lawyer to oppose illegal evictions. He was pepper sprayed at point blank range and the demolitions continued until Abahlali went to court and won another victory. The willingness of the local state to act violently and illegally against the poor means that Abahlali will have to do a lot of work to stop evictions and forced removals and to win upgrades where peo- ple live. Abahlali is working very hard to mobilise people to stand up for the rights, to win the support of the media and to take the Municipality to court each time the break the law.
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A large number of people, including children and grannies were left home- less. Then the municipality gave those homeless only the Sunday (9th) to move out from the area with all their belongings. They were told that if they didn’t move out with all their belong- ings by the end of the day then they UKUFUDULWA KOMPHAKATHI WASE JUBA PLACE JUBA PLACE EVICTION would bring the police security force to remove them and guard the area. d lon a People got stranded and frightened not Ukuhlala emjondolo kubuye kube SDKOD]L\RWVKLQJZDHGDPSLQL Living in shack settlements some- knowing what to do and where to go. nobubi kwakho.Abanye abantu )XWKLQHQGDZREDWKLL]RJDGZDDPD- times has its disadvantages. Some The ABAHLALI BASEMJONDOLO bakuthatha njengento engeyona SKR\LVD$EDQWX ED]LWKROD EHQJD]L take you like you are not a living MO EMENT SOUTH AFRICA ar- umuntu ngenxa yendawo ohlala kuy- XNXWKL EHQ]HQL QRNXWKL ED\H NXSKL human being, just because of the rived at the scene, listened to the story ona.Abanye bakuthatha njengomuntu ABAHLALI BASEMJONDOLO shack area you are living in. Others and tried to get an alternate place to RQHPTRQGRRP¿VKDQHRKODOHHQ]DL]- MO EMENT SOUTH AFRICA take you like a short-minded person, stay for people. Fortunately places LQWRH]LPEL$EDQ\HED\HEDIXQHXNX- ED¿ND EDODOHOD RNZHQ]HNLOH EDVH someone who is always doing wrong. were found in nearby shack settlements GXPD HPKODEHQL EHVHEHQ]LVD LJDPD EH]DPHOD DEDQWX LQGDZR \RNXWKL Some people try to get the attention (Pemary Ridge Mpolweeni) and the labantu abampofu abahlala emjon- bahlale okwesikhashane.Ngenhlanh- of the eye of the world through shack movement also managed to get a com- dolo.Isibonelol uMasipala weTheku la indawo yatholwa emjondolo ese- settlements. For an example the munity hall in the area for emergency XIXGXOD DEDQWX XEDVXVD H]LQGDZHQL GX]H H0SROZHQL.ZD\LVZD DEDQWX Ethekwini municipality is trying to accomodation. Woman and children DEDKODODNX]RQDHPMRQGROREHVHXWKL DEDGDODQH]LQJDQHNKRQD.ZHQ]LZD evict all people from all shack settle- went to the hall. A list was made of ZHQ]HOD XQ\DND ND ZHQGHEH nohlu lwabantu abasala dengwane ments for the 2010 World Cup. Juba people who had been left homeless and yomhlaba yebhola).Indawo yaseJuba RNZHQ]D LQDQL HOL\L]L.ZDYXOZD Place is one settlement that has al- who were still in the area and it come Place ingenye yemjondolo ehlaselwe necala enkantolo enkulu yaseThek- ready been attacked. What happened to 35 people. A court case was opened ilesisihlava. Iyadabukisa into eyen- ZLQL.RQNHORNKXNZHQ]LZDQJRVL]R to Juba Place shack settlements hurts against the municipality (eTekhwini) ]HND ODSKD\D /HQGDZR L\LQGDZR lwe-Legal Resource Centre(LRC), so badly. Juba Place is a small shack at the Durban High Court. This was all ebisendaweni yaseResevoir Hills okuyinhlangano elwela amalungelo settlement, which was situated down done with the aid of Legal Resource ngaphesheya kwaseNewland East. DEDQWX LNDNKXOXND]L DEDKOZHPSX the hill at Reservoir Hills opposite Centre – and NGO, like COHRE, QHVLWKXQ]LVDER Newlands East. ODAC and the F I that respects the .ZD¿ND L]LVHEHQ]L ]LND0DVLSDOD human dignity of shack dwellers. QJRPKODND 1RYHPEHU]DWKL ABAHLALI no-LRC bathatha lokhu On Thursday, the 9th November 2006 DEDQWXED]RIXGXOZD%DWVKHOZDNXWKL NXIXGXOZDQMHQJRNXKOXNXPH]DLVLW- the Municipality told people in Juba Abahlali and the LRC took these evic- ED]RWKXWKZDQJRPKODNDNX\ROH- KXQ]LVDEDQWX8PWKHWKRVLVHNHORXWKL Place that they would be relocated. tions as an abuse to human dignity. The Q\DQJD%D¿NDQJHQJHPSHODQMHQJR- “Abantubayabusa”,nokuthi“Umuntu They were told that they were com- constitution says “The people shall NXWKHPELVD%DGLOL]D EHQLND L]LQGOX X\RNZDNKHOZD XPX]L´/RNKR NX- ing to evict on the 11th (Saturday) of govern,” and “There shall be shelter ODERDEDQJDEDQLND]LNXSKHODEDVKL\D PHOH NXIH]HNLVZH6HNXMZD\HOHNLOH same month surely and they did come IRUDOO´7KDWPXVWEHIXO¿OOHG,WKXUWV LQTZDED\DEDQWXEHKOH]LHPQ\DQJR ukuthi uMasipala uthi uma uthutha and they did evict on that day. They as this turns out to be a habit to the /DEREDQWXEDEHKOH]LQDEDQLND]LODED abantu ushiye inqwaba dengwane. destroyed the houses (shacks), giv- municipality. When ever they relocate DEDQLNZDH]DERERQDEDVKL\ZDQJD- Umasipala uhlale uphula umthetho. ing a house to the shack owners only, they leave people homeless. The break phandle.Abanye babo babegadisiwe Kunanomama omdala obenomjon- leaving homeless all the people who the law all the time. There’s even an LPL]L.XNKR NRQNH XNXQLNH]HOZD GROR ZDNKH RNZDWKL VHNXGLOL]ZD were staying with the owners and all old mother who owned a shack and NZH]LQGOX NXED QHQTZDED HVDOD wanganikwa owakhe kodwa wan- those who were guiding houses for didn’t get a new house after the shack GHQJZDQH1JR0KODND L]LVHEHQ]L LNZD HQ\H LQWRPED]DQH H\D\LTDVKH owners who were for years at farm, was demolished. Her house was given ]LND0DVLSDOD ]DWKHPELVD XNXEX\D komunye umjondolo.Kuhlale kuba or no longer living in the area. With to another woman who was a tenant futhi ngoMhlaka 14 kuyo leyonyan- nalobugebengu njalo uma kukhishwa every eviction most of the owners in another house. There is always this ga ngoba babengaqedanga ngosuku L]LQGOX/RZRPDPD NX\LPDQMH DND- are relocated but the people staying corruption in every relocation. That lokuqala.Abantuababeseledengwane ]D]LXNXWKLDKODOHNXSKL I-internet iyibhuku elikhulu emh- labeni. Inamakhasi ayizigidigidi, abalwe abantu, izinkampani futhi ikhasi ngalinye linodaba oluhlukile . Noma ikephi emhlabeni ,umuntu an- gazibhekela, futhi athole lokho aku- funayo. Manje nabaHlali baseMjondolo se- benekhaya labo nabo kwi –website ethi www.abahlali.org. Kubalulekile kubaHlali ukuthi ba- belane ngolwazi nabantu ezweni lonkana. Uma iphephandaba lifuna udaba kuMike Sutcliffe kunabantu abampofu (abaswele), Leyo ngenye yendlela yokuthi Abahlali baveze ol- wabo udaba. Le-website isikwaze ukuvundulula amanga kaHulumeni ngosizo lomth- eto welungelo lokunikwa ulwazi oludingayo uma ulufuna. Ikhombisa nezithombe zamaphoyisa ayizige- bengu alimaza abantu emijondolo yaseSiyanda. Uma ufuna ezintsha ngaBahlali baseMjondolo”. Uma ochwepheshe Ilokhu okwenza le-website ingabi kwiphepha, kwisolezwe uma ng- DEHKOXNHQH EH¿ND EH]RNZHQ]D XF- sezingeni ukuthi imijondolo em- Le-website inokungaphezu kwez- isho isibonelo uya kwi “ Newspaper waningo oluhlukene emijondolo, iningi ayinawo ugesi. Ngokuhamba indaba, inezithombe, namaVideo, Coverage” baye bashiye amakhophi abawen- kwesikhathi abantu bazokwazi uku- izindaba ezisuselwa kumaphephand- ]LOHXNX]HR¿ND\RDZXERQH ukuthumela imiyalezo yabo ngeSMS aba, ama-press release .nemiseben- Uma ufuna izindaba ezingesizulu kule-website. zi yezazi kumzabalazo waBahlali –kuneziyisithupha njengamamnje- Akubona ochwepheshe kuphela aba- ukuthi bazazise futhi baziwe nang- uya ku “Zulu” ezokukhombisa iz- ba noxhaso kumsebenzi waBahlali. Yebo,lokhu akukuvimbi ukuthi aban- abantu abebengeke bakwazi uku- indaba ezinjengo “Izimpilo Zethu Noma ubani onekhumpyutha uyak- tu bayahluleka ukufunda izindaba zwa ngemizabalazo yaseThekwini / Our Lives , izithombe ezenziwa wazi ukusiza ngokuveza imibono zabo ezikwi-website.Yingakho siza- .Njengamanje le-website inamakhasi omama base-Kennedy Rd, Foreman anayo,izithombe kanye nezindaba ma ukuthi umphakathi ungavimbeki angamakhulu amathathu (300) nez- Rd ,nase Jadhu Place, nezindaba ez- mahhala.Kuyimanje le-website ine- ukufunda izindaba zawozesiZulu ithombe ezininginingi. athathwa kwi-Solezwe. zindaba ezibhalwe ngoS’bu Zikode, nengisi.Kuzofanele sazise ngalokhu Philani noBhekuyise Ngcobo. kushicilelo olulandelayo. Eqinisweni ,kuningi okukule-website Le-website iyilapho kutholakala Zulu translation by System ongaqeda isikhathi esiningi uzibheka khona izindaba ezibhalwe ngaBah- Inkinga eyodwa ukuthi kumele ube Cele, Mdu Hlongwa and ezingakushaya ngaphakathi.Lamak- lali baseMjondolo –ungakuthola nekhompyutha ukuze ukwazi uku- Zama Ndlovu. hasi enziwe ngezindlela ezihlukene. ngokuya ku “University of Abahlali sho noma ukuveza indaba yakho. Abahlali on the Internet by Raj Patel The internet is the world’s biggest pictures from the criminal police as- instance, just click on “Newspaper their ideas, pictures and stories, free. book. It has billions of pages, written sault at the Siyanda informal settle- Coverage”. Already, the site has writing from by people and corporations, and ev- ment. S’bu Zikode, Philani Zungu and ery page tells a different story. From If you’re looking for articles in isiZu- Bhekuyise Ngcobo. anywhere in the world, someone can But the website has much more than lu – there are 16 at the moment – just VHDUFKIRULQIRUPDWLRQDQG¿QGZKDW news. It contains pictures, videos, click on “Zulu”, which will lead you One of the problems with it is that you they’re looking for. And now, Abah- newspaper articles, press releases to stories like “Izimpilo Zethu/Our need to have a computer to be able lali baseMjondolo has its own home and academic work from Abahlali’s Lives”, the photography project by to tell your story. This is what makes on the web at struggle. It is both an archive of women in Kennedy Road, Foreman websites less than perfect when most www.abahlali.org Abahlali baseMjondolo’s past, and a Road and Jadhu Place, and a range of imiJondolo don’t even have electric- way to reach people who otherwise newspaper articles from Isolezwe. ity. In the future, there will be a way It’s important for Abahlali to be able wouldn’t hear about the struggles in for people to SMS their stories to the to share information directly with Durban. At the moment, the site has The site is also home to many articles website. the world. If the newspapers decide over 300 pages and dozens of pho- written about Abahlali baseMjondolo that they want to get their news from tos. ±\RXFDQ¿QGWKHPE\FOLFNLQJRQ Of course, this still doesn’t solve the Mike Sutcliffe rather than from poor the “University of Abahlali baseM- problem that most people won’t be people, it’s a way of claiming back In fact, there’s so much on the site jondolo”. When different researchers able to read their stories once they the space for bahlali to tell their side that you could easily spend a long come round the settlements, they’ll have been put online. That’s why of the story. time looking for what you’re inter- leave a copy of their research there we’re also working on a way to share ested in. So the pages have been for everyone to see. stories sent by SMS in a newspaper The site has recently been able to organised in lots of different ways. And it’s not just researchers who can in isiZulu and English. We’ll have an share the lies sent by the government ,I\RXZDQWWR¿QGWKHODWHVWLWHPV contribute to the site. Anyone with update on that in the next issue of the around the PAIA request, and post about Abahlali in The Mercury, for access to a computer can get share Abahlali newspaper! IZWI LABAMPOFU 10 Table from Ethekwini municipality, Housing, Council Governments response to the W questions from Abahlali Imali yesikole Ward Name Area, No of sites/hholds In-situ upgrade yemfundo yezingane complete 25 Burnwood Road Clare Hills 100 Imfundo iyilungelo lomuntu kanti futhi ibalule- mhla isicelo safakwa. 3XQWDQV+LOO 6LOYHUZLOORZ 6SULQJ¿HOG short term 15 Mpola phase 3 Thornwood 800 kile ekukhuliseni izinga lezingane zethu ukuba Isinyathelo : (2003-2007) 15 Tshelimnyama Phases 1 & 2 Tshelimnyama-Mpola 1620 zibe ngamalunga akhuthele emiphakathi. Aba- Uma ngabe isicelo sakho siphumelele, i SGB 15 Thornwood Upper Thornwood 921 zali bahlala njalo bekhuluma ngokwanda kwe- izokwazisa. Noma singaphumelele i SGB izo- 15 Mpola Thornwood & Tshelimnyama-Mpola 1675 mali yesikole okungukuthi uma ihlanganiswa kunika izizathu kanti futhi ikucebise ukuthi un- 23 Rainbow Ridge Palmiet 110 25 Lacey Road Sydenham 109 kanye nemali abayikhokhela umasipala kwanda gazikhalela mayelana nalesisinqumo nokuthi 3XQWDQV+LOO 6LOYHUZLOORZ H[W6SULQJ¿HOG ubunzima kwezezimali kwabantulayo. Iningi kanjani. -DGKX3ODFH6SULQJ¿HOG labazali alazi ukuthi uhlelo lukahulumeni le- Isinyathelo : -DPDLFD 7ULXPSK0\KLOO5RDGV 6HD&RZ/DNH mali yesikole lusebenza kanjani, nokuthi ngalo Uma ungavumelani nezinqumo se SGB kanti 3DUNLQJWRQ.HQYLOOH -RKDQQD5RDG %R[ZRRG5RDG 6HD&RZ/DNH loluhlelo kungenzeka bangayikhokhi nokuyik- ufuna ukuzikhalela mayelana naso ungabhalela *XPWUHH5RDG .HQYLOOH 6HD&RZ/DNH hokha. Nansi indlela elula ongayilandela eyiz- inNhloko yomnyango wezemfundo (uDr Cas- 6PLWK¿HOG5RDG6HD&RZ/DNH inyathelo eziyishimi kuphela engakusiza ukuba sius Lubisi). Kumele ukwenze lokhu zingaka- +DYHORFN5RDG*UHHQZRRG3DUN wazi ukuthi ufanele yini noma cha ukukhokha pheli izinsuku ezingu 30 ngemuva kwesinqumo 0\VRUH5RDG 7HPSOH5RDG 6HD&RZ/DNH 69 Bayview Bayview 137 imali yemfundo yezingane ngonyaka ozayo. esithathwe yi SGB. med-long term 15 Motala’s Motala Heights 8 (2008-2017) Isinyathelo : Isinyathelo : Buza kuthishanhloko noma unobhala ukuthi ingekapheli izinsuku ezingu 14 eyitholile inc- Relocation isikole singezinye sezikole wadi evela kuwena uDr Lubisi, VKRUWWHUP'XQVWDQ*DUGHQ6HQ]RNXKOH5HVHUYRLU+LOOV ezisohlelweni lokungakhokhi ngo 2007. Uhlelo uzobhalela uSihlalo we SGB mayelana nenc- (2003-2007) 23 15 Palmiet Palmiet 95 luyatholakala ehovisi laBahlali noma esikoleni. wadi yakho yokuzikhalela bese emcela usi- 3DOPLHW3DOPLHW Umangabe isikole sikhona kuloluhlelo hlalo ukuba amthumelo zonke izincwadi 3DOPLHW5RDG /6HFWLRQ Palmiet I Sherwood 300 okusho ukuthi akumele uyikhokhe imali ye- zakho zesicelo kanye nama minithi omhlangano 23 Quarry Road West Reservoir Hills 500 sikole. we SGB. 6KDQQRQ'ULYH(PVDKZHQL5HVHUYRLU+LOOV Isinyathelo : Isinyathelo : 'DQJHOR3ODFH5HVHUYRLU+LOOV Umangabe isikole singekho ohlelweni, buza ingekapheli izinsuku eziyi 7 ezitlile izincwadi .LHV$YHQXH5HVHUYRLU+LOOV 1HZ*HUPDQ\5RDG5HVHUYRLU+LOOV kunobhala wesikole ukuthi iyimalini imali ye- sesicelo sakho ezivela ku sihlalo we SGB, uDr 3HPDU\5LGJH0SROZHQL5HVHUYRLU+LOOV sikole yokufunda kwezingane. Uma ucaba nga Lubisi uzokubhalela wena kanye neSGB izinc- 3HPLOWRQ$YHQXH(NXWKXOHQL5HVHUYRLU+LOOV ukuthi ungomunye walabo okungamele bak- wadi anazise ngesinqumo asithathile kanye ne- 3ULGOH\3DUN&URIW5HVHUYRLU+LOOV hokhe imali yesikole cela ifomu lalabo abangak- zizathu saso. $QQHW'ULYH(]LQJDGLQL5HVHUYRLU+LOOV %DWWHUVHD$YHQXH-XED3ODFH5HVHUYRLU+LOOV hokhi imali yesikole kunobhala wesikole (bheka Isibonelo : 25 Kennedy Road Clare Hills 2600 *** ifomu ikhasi12). ISIKOLE ASINALUNGELO Masithi mhlawumbe imali yesikole yengane +RIIPDQ3ODFH6SULQJ¿HOG LOKUKU KHOKHISELA UKUBHALISA) eyodwa ingu R700 ngo nyaka owodwa %XUQZRRG5RDGH[W&ODUH+LOOV6SULQJ¿HOG Isinyathelo : (R70 ngenyanga). Uma ngabe imali oyiholayo 25 Foreman Road Clare Hills 1000 ** Uma ungakwazi ukufaka isicelo sokungakhokhi, noma oyitholayo ingaphansi kuka R7 000 1&3 %ULDUGHQHOQGXVWULDO %ULDUGHQH uthisha noma uthishaNhloko wesikole (R700 10) akumele ukhokhe imali yesikole. 5LQTVLGH5RDG+LSSR5RDG 6LP3ODFH.HQYLOOH KUFANELE akusize. Ungathintana futhi Umangabe imali oyiholayo noma oyitholayo 6L\DWKXND6HD&RZ/DNH Education Rights Project kulenombolo (011) ingaphansi kuka R21 000 (R700 30) kumele PHGORQJWHUP(PPDXV:HVWPHDG 717 3355 noma ku (033) 260 61 6 ukuze usiza- ukhokhe inxenye yemali yesikole. Uma ngabe 0RWDOD)DUP 3XVKFDU 0RWDOD+HLJKWV kale noma ufuna ukwaziswa kabanzi. imali yonke oyiholayo noma oyitholayo iba ngu 15 Suprise Farm D Motala Heights 20 8PNKXPEDDQ %HOODLU5RDG 8QLYHUVLW\ Isinyathelo : R21 000 isiphelele kumele ukhokhe yonke imali 8PNKXPEDDQ 81' 8QLYHUVLW\ Bona isibonelo sesibili ukuze wenze izibalo yesikole. 69 Bulbul Drive Bulbul Drive 3 zakho uqinisekiseukuthi kumele yini ukhokhe. Isibonelo Uma usubalile wase uyabona ukuthi kumele Masithi mhlawumbe imali yesikole yengane *UHHQ¿HOGV ungakhokhi, noma ukhokhe ingxenye, gcwalisa eyodwa ingu R300 ngonyaka owodwa (R30 FRPSOHWH4XDUU\+HLJKWV4XDUU\+HLJKWV ifomu lesicelo ulihlanganise kanye nencwadi ngenyanga). Uma ngabe imali oyiholayo noma 64XDUU\+HLJKWV0HONKRXWH engubufakazi bezindleko ukuthi uthola imali oyitholayo ingaphansi kuka R3 000 (R300 10) 0RXQW0RULDKSKDVHDQGE3LH]DQJV5LYLHU,QGXVWULDO 69 Lamontville North West Lamontville 277 engakanani nokuthi kuyoyonke imali oyi- akumele ukhokhe imali yesikole. Umangabe VKRUWWHUP(PPDXV7VKHOLPQ\DPDO7ROOJDWH tholayo usebenzisa engakanani. imali oyiholayo noma oyitholayo ingaphansi 7VKHOLPQ\DPDSKGVH7VKHOLPQ\DPD0SROD 7ROOJDWH Isinyathelo : kuka R9 000 (R300 30) kumele ukhokhe inx- 15 Tshelimnyama phase 3 Tshelimnyama-Mpola & Tollgate 1220 Balela uSihlalo we SGB incwadi, uyithumele enye yemali yesikole. Uma ngabe imali yonke +DELWDWIRU+XPDQLW\6KHUZRRG 0RXQW5R\DO6RXWKJDWH&HQHQWDU3LHVDQJULYLHU kanye nefomu oli gcwalisile, nayoyonke imi- oyiholayo noma oyitholayo iba ngu R9 000 Open S 1081 niningwane ebalulekile kuNobhala (SGB). isiphelele kumele ukhokhe yonke imali ye- $YRFD4XDUU\&RUREULFN/DQG0HONKRXWH Kubalulekile ukugcina ikhophi lalezizincwadi sikole. 0RXQW0RULDKQHZ3LHVDQJULYLHU2SHQ63LHVDQJULYLHU ngakuwena. aphela: umangabe iholo lakho lingaphezu ngo ,QGXVW'XIIV5RDG Isinyathelo : 30 kumali yesikole, kodwa unengane eyod- I SGB kumele ilibone ifomu lakho bese ikub- wa, kungenzeka ubengomye waba ngakhokhi halela ingcwadi ukuze ikwazise ngesin- ngezizathu ezithile. Lokhu kusho qumo esithathile. Lokhu kumele kwenzeke ema ukuthi ungakhokhela EZASE MPOLA sontweni amabili noma amathathi kusukela ingane eyodwa. Ngiyilunga lomphakathi waku-Ward likaNgqongqoshe uMabuyakhulu lelwa kuzo kuthiwe asithenge lomhlaba hole umbxhaso wezindlu. Ngoba imali 15 ngaphansi komkhandlu weTheku, ziyalwazi loludaba eminyakeni, yicolu esazalelwa kuwo nesisahleli kuwo ngema- yezindlu yathathwa yafakwa emapay- sithanda ukwethulela uthulumeni lansukuzonke la kwaWard 15. Sibona li engu R14375.00 ekhokhwa ngumuntu ipini lawo athutha indle? isigqoko ngentuthuko aseyenzele abantu bengalusukumeli yingakhoke sesithe ngamunye (land purchase price) Singakhokhiswa kanjani ama-Rates bakulelizwe umzansi Afrika. Siphi- cha ayiye kuZwelonke lenkinga ngoba Siwuthenga kubani lonhlaba, ubiza ma- emhlabeni esakhe kuwo ungenazingqa- nde sigxeke yena futhi, uhulumeni umkhaya umathintanyawo. lini? lazidingo, nezakhiwo zonke ezifanele? ngokungalusukumeli udaba lwale ward Umasipala wasePinetown ungawalah- Kwezeka kanjani ukuthi ningekho oseluqede iminyakanyaka lungaxazu- Ngqongqoshe Sisulu la kanjani amatayitela omphakathi bese ohlelweni lwama – Rates, ningaziswan- lulwa. Inkinya enkulu udaba lwezindlu • Kuyenzeka yini uhulumeni nom- kuphinde kutholakalwe, esethengile ema- ga lutho ngalwo bese, uthi uma uthola kanye nentuthuko jikelele. Nyango wakho akhiphe uxhaso lwendlu +DUGZDUH PLVVLQJEHQH¿FLDULHV NXSKLQGH LWD\LWHODOL¿NHQHVLNZHOHWX" levemali kuR2775.00 ? kungthathwa sinyathelo? Impela okwakWard 15 kuxakile, su- Mhleli uma singabhala ngodaba lwez- • Ngenxa yeholo lakho wean oxhas- Kungenzeka kanjani ukuthi uma es- kumani ngokushesha isikhathi sezithem- indlu zoxhaso ezingekho, kube kuthiwa wayo, unikezwe R5750.00 bese kuthiwa igcemeni esithize seWard, kunamapayipi biso sidlulile, saphela amaqili. zikhona kungaphela amakhasi – namak- ukuze thole itayitela khokha R9832.00 athutha indle bese kuthiwa ngeke siwut- hasi kuleliphepha ndaba lethu. Sibone (Pay in) wumthetho kaHulumeni yini kuyicebo elingcono ukuba siyixoxe osho njalo? ngembuzo lendaba yezindlu. • Kungumthetho yini ukuthi thina esingabokudabuka kwaWard 15 nesi- b bon eni somi Iziphathimandla zehhovisi sahleli khona kulezondawo zethu esaza- IZWI LABAMPOFU 11 NO FEE SCHOOLS Education is a basic human right and Step 3: If you don’t know how important in the development of our to apply for an exemption, a teacher or children to become active members in the principal of the school MUST help our communities and society. Parents you. You can also contact the Education talk more and more about the increase Rights Project at 011 717 3355 or 033 in school fees which, together with the 26061 6 for help or for more informa- payment for other basic services, put tion. DORWRI¿QDQFLDOVWUDLQRQWKHSRRU Step 4: See example 2 to make Many parents don’t know how the the calculations to see if you have to government’s policy on schoolfees pay schoolfees or not. Once you have works and they may not have to pay any done the calculations and you can see schoolfees. Here is a simple procedure that you qualify for a full, conditional of 10 steps you can use to see if you or partial exemption, complete the Ap- don’t have to pay school fees next year. plication form and attach proof to show Step 1: Ask the principal or your income and expenses. the secretary if the school is on the List Step 5: Write a letter to the of no Fee Schools for 2007. You can Chairperson of the SGB and attach the JHWDOLVWIURPWKH$EDKODOL¶VRI¿FHRU completed form with all the necessary at the school. If the school is on the documents. Hand the document to the list it means that you don’t have to pay secretary. It is important to keep a copy schoolfees. for yourself. Step 2:If the school is not on Step 6: The SGB must look this list, ask the secretary how much the at your application and write you a schoolfees are. If you think you qualify letter in which they tell you about their for an exemption, ask the secretary for decision. This should be done within an Application for Exemption form two (2) weeks of the date on which the (See form 1). IT IS ILLEGAL FOR A application was made. SCHOOL TO CHARGE A REGISTRA- Step 7: If your application is TION FEE. successful, the SGB must tell you. If the APPLICATION FORM FOR EXEMPTION SGB turns your application down, they SOUTH AFRICAN SCHOOLS ACT, 1996 (NO. 84 OF 1996) must give you a reason and must also tell EXEMPTION OF PARENTS FROM THE PAYMENT OF SCHOOL FEES REGULATIONS, 1998 you that you can appeal and how to do so. (GOVERNMENT NOTICE NO. 1293 DATED OCTOBER 1998 – GOVERNMENT GAZETTE NO. 19347) Step : If you don’t agree with the SGB’s decision and you want to ap- Particulars of School peal, you have to write a letter to the Head Name of Department (Dr Cassius Lubisi). You Address must do this within 30 days after the SGB tells you of their decision. Tel Step 9: Within 14 days of Fax receiving your letter, Dr Lubisi will write to the Chairperson of the SGB about your Particulars of Applicant appeal and give him/her all your docu- ments. He will then ask the Chairperson Name of Parent: to send him documents about your appli- I.D Number: cation including the minutes of the SGB Name/s of Learners: meeting. Step 10: Within 7 days of Residential Address: receiving the information, Dr Lubisi will write to you and the SGB to tell you about his decision with reasons. Tel: Fax: Example 1 Let say the schoolfees for one child is Application for: R700 per year (or R70 per month). If your total income is less than R7,000 (R700 1.Full exemption (Regulation 3(1)(a)) 10) you don’t have to pay any fees. If Combined annual gross income of parents : R……………….. you total income is less than R21,000 Annual school fees per learner : R……………….. (R700 30) you should only pay a part of (Only applicable if combined annual income of a parent is less than 10x the annual school fees per learner) the fees. If your total income is more than R21,000 you have to pay the fees. 2.Partial exemption (Regulation 3(1)(b)) Combined annul gross income of parents : R………………… Example 2 Annual school fees per learner : R………………... Let say the schoolfees for one child is (Only applicable if combined annual income of a parent is less than 30x but more than 10x the annual school fees per R300 per year (or R30 per month). If your learner. total income is less than R3,000 (R300 Partial exemption maybe accepted on a sliding scale as contemplated in paragraph 132 in terms of the National Norms 10) you don’t have to pay any fees. and Standards for Funding published in the same Government Gazette as this document) If you total income is less than R9,000 (R300 30) you should only pay a part of 3. Additional information which you request to be considered by the governing body: the fees. If your total income is more than R9,000 you have to pay the fees. Note: If you earn more than 30 times 4. All supplementary documents to prove the application for exemption must be attached for the consideration of the the schoolfees, but you have more than 1 governing body. child, you might qualify for a conditional exemption. This means you would only pay for 1 child. 5. The application form and accompanying documents must be sealed in an envelope and addressed to the chairperson of the governing body and be marked for his/her attention. Signature of Parent Date IZWI LABAMPOFU12