"Who do you think must get burnt Mlaba?" (March on Mlaba - 28 September 2007)

The Plague of Fires Takes Another Life in Kennedy Road

Last night we were terrorised by another fire. This time we were able to stop it spreading from the shack where it started. There were 13 people living in that shack. Ma Khuzwayo and her 12 children and grandchildren. Ma Khuzwayo is an amputee and she could not escape the fire. She had lived in Kennedy Road for more than 20 years and was an important member of the community. She was 52.

Wednesday, April 03, 2007
Press Release from the Remaining Members of the Kennedy Road Development Committee (K.R.D.C.)

The Kennedy 5 Are Now On Hunger Strike in Westville Prison

Last Night Our Mass Meeting Decided to March on the Sydenham Police Station on Tuesday and to Light Candles There in Support Our Comrades

At 3:00 in the morning on Human Rights day, 21 March, 9 residents of our shack settlement, Kennedy Road, in Durban, South Africa were arrested by Police from the nearby Sydenham Police station. Five of the arrested were released after a two day women’s protest at the Sydenham police station. Halala izimbokodo! Celebrate the strength of women! But then they arrested one more person and so five people are still detained. Their names are:

1. Cosmos Nkwanyana
2. S'thembiso Bhengu
3. S'bongiseni Gwala
4. Thina Khanyile
5. M’du Ngqulunga