Mnikelo Ndabankulu
Mnikelo Ndabankulu was the spokesperson for Abahlali baseMjondolo up until May 2014. He is a founding member of the movement.[1]
He was born in the town of Flagstaff[2] on the Wild Coast and now lives in the Foreman Road shack settlement in Durban. [3] In 2013 the Mail & Guardian included him in its list of 200 young South Africans.[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
- ↑ Mnikelo Ndabankulu
- ↑ Interview with Mnikelo Ndabankulu in The Guardian (UK), 2009
- ↑ Mnikelo Ndabankulu by Niren Tolsi, Mail & Guardian, 2008
- ↑ Mnikelo Ndabankulu, Mail & Guardian, 200 Young South Africans, June 2013
- ↑ Going Nowhere or Staying Put, Neil Gray, Mute Magazine, November 2009
- ↑ , 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)