Mnikelo Ndabankulu
Mnikelo Ndabankulu lives in Durban, South Africa. He was the spokesperson for Abahlali baseMjondolo up until May 2014 and appears in the film Dear Mandela.
Early life[]
He was born in the town of Flagstaff on the Wild Coast and now lives in the Foreman Road shack settlement in Durban, which has 7000 inhabitants.[1][2] In 2013 the Mail & Guardian 200 Young South Africans.[3]
Activism[]
Ndabankulu was a founding member of Abahlali baseMjondolo.[4] He was critical of the impact of the FIFA 2010 World Cup on shack dwellers in Durban.[5] He resigned from Abahlali on 13 May 2014 citing undemocratic practices in the movement and unhappiness with its decision to vote for the Democratic Alliance in the 2014 national elections. [6]
Dear Mandela[]
Ndabankulu features prominently in the award winning[7] documentary feature film Dear Mandela which tells the story of three young activists in Abahlali baseMjondolo.[8][9][10]
International Human Rights Award[]
In March 2012 Amnesty International recognized his work with the 'Golden Butterfly' Human Rights Prize in a ceremony at the Hague in the Netherlands.[11]
References[]
- ^ Ndabankulu, Mnikelo (7 September 2009). "South Africa's shack dwellers". Guardian. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019.
- ^ Mnikelo Ndabankulu by Niren Tolsi, Mail & Guardian, 2008
- ^ Mnikelo Ndabankulu, Mail & Guardian, 200 Young South Africans, June 2013
- ^ Mnikelo Ndabankulu
- ^ [1] Archived 2009-11-23 at the Wayback Machine Going Nowhere or Staying Put, Neil Gray, Mute Magazine, November 2009
- ^ [2], 2014
- ^ Award-winners at the 32nd Durban International Film Festival
- ^ DIFF 2011 | The Wrap Up
- ^ In 'Dear Mandela', South African Slum Dwellers Fight Back, by Cynthia Fuchs, Pop Matters', 13 August 2012
- ^ After Mandela, Sean Jacobs, The Nation, 23 June 2013
- ^ Mnikelo Ndabankulu is awarded the GOLDEN BUTTERFLY prize, March 2012
External links[]
- Reclaiming our dignity and voices, by Sokari Ekine, Pambazuka, 2009
- We Want the Full Loaf (not just a child support grant), by Mnikelo Ndabankulu, 2009
- Mzansi Voters: Mnikelo Ndabankulu, by Niren Tolsi, Mail & Guardian, 2009
- Interview with Mnikelo Ndabankulu in The Guardian (UK), 2009
- Mnikelo Ndabankulu is awarded the GOLDEN BUTTERFLY prize, March 2012 (Video)
- Living people
- South African activists
- Shack dwellers
- Squatters
- Housing in South Africa