Before Abahlali BaseMjondolo leaders Nokuthula Mabaso and Ayanda Ngila were killed, eKhenana had been envisioned as a ‘land of milk and honey’. Today, residents say it is a ‘Place of Weeping’ where blood is spilled constantly.
This week Nokuthula Mabaso, a leading Abahlali baseMjondolo figure was gunned down. This is the 23rd hit on Abahlali members, with only one case leading to a murder charge and conviction. Evidence suggests ANC and state involvement. But it is part of the wider criminality of the state against the poor and vulnerable. Albeit not conforming with technical legal definitions, morally it is treason. Although Abahlali baseMjondolo (AbM) is a much smaller organisation than the ANC has been for some time, it is nevertheless comparable in many respects to what the ANC once was.
This week, Nokuthula Mabaso, a leading Abahlali baseMjondolo figure, was gunned down. This is the 23rd hit on Abahlali members, with only one case leading to a murder charge and conviction. Evidence suggests ANC and state involvement. But it is part of the wider criminality of the state against.