SERI and other civil society organisations call for the protection of Abahlali baseMjondolo iol.co.za - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from iol.co.za Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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.
A total of nine comrades have now been arrested on trumped up charges in the latest wave of repression against the eKhenena Commune. Six have already had all charges withdrawn. Two of the six spent two weeks in prison and the other four spent six months in prison. Yesterday Nokuthula Mabaso, Thozama Mazwi and Sindiswa Ngcobo were released on bail after spending two weeks in Westville prison. The police are currently in eKhenena. They say that they are there to make more arrests.