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'''Mnikelo Ndabankulu''' is the spokesperson for [[Abahlali baseMjondolo]] and a founder member of the movement.<ref>[http://www.abahlali.org/node/5532 Mnikelo Ndabankulu]</ref> |
'''Mnikelo Ndabankulu''' is the spokesperson for [[Abahlali baseMjondolo]] and a founder member of the movement.<ref>[http://www.abahlali.org/node/5532 Mnikelo Ndabankulu]</ref> |
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He was born in the town of Flagstaff<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/sep/07/southafrica-poverty Interview with Mnikelo Ndabankulu in ''The Guardian'' (UK)], 2009</ref> on the [[Wild Coast Region, Eastern Cape|Wild Coast]] and now lives in the Foreman Road shack settlement in [[Durban]]. <ref>[http://www.mg.co.za/article/2009-04-16-mzansi-voters-mnikelo-ndabankulu Mnikelo Ndabankulu by Niren Tolsi, ''Mail & Guardian'', 2008]</ref> |
He was born in the town of Flagstaff<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/sep/07/southafrica-poverty Interview with Mnikelo Ndabankulu in ''The Guardian'' (UK)], 2009</ref> on the [[Wild Coast Region, Eastern Cape|Wild Coast]] and now lives in the Foreman Road shack settlement in [[Durban]]. <ref>[http://www.mg.co.za/article/2009-04-16-mzansi-voters-mnikelo-ndabankulu Mnikelo Ndabankulu by Niren Tolsi, ''Mail & Guardian'', 2008]</ref> In 2013 the [[Mail & Guardian]] included him in its list of 200 young South Africans.<ref>[http://ysa2013.mg.co.za/mnikelo-ndabankulu/ Mnikelo Ndabankulu], ''Mail & Guardian'', 200 Young South Africans, June 2013</ref> |
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He was critical of the impact of the [[FIFA 2010 World Cup]] on shack dwellers in Durban.<ref>[http://www.metamute.org/en/content/going_nowhere_or_staying_put] Going Nowhere or Staying Put, Neil Gray, [[Mute Magazine]], November 2009</ref> |
He was critical of the impact of the [[FIFA 2010 World Cup]] on shack dwellers in Durban.<ref>[http://www.metamute.org/en/content/going_nowhere_or_staying_put] Going Nowhere or Staying Put, Neil Gray, [[Mute Magazine]], November 2009</ref> |
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Revision as of 13:28, 14 June 2013
Mnikelo Ndabankulu is the spokesperson for Abahlali baseMjondolo and a founder 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]
Dear Mandela
He features prominently in the award winning[6] documentary feature film Dear Mandela which tells the story of three young activists in Abahlali baseMjondolo.[7][8]
International Human Rights Award
In March 2012 Amnesty International reognized his work with the 'Golden Butterfly' Human Rights Prize in a ceremony at the Hague in the Netherlands.[9]
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
- ^ [1] Going Nowhere or Staying Put, Neil Gray, Mute Magazine, November 2009
- ^ 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
- ^ 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)
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