The tragic events at Durban's Kennedy Road have gained much-desired media attention, with the KwaZulu-Natal government likely ushering in a ‘healing process’ as a result of this attention. However, Niren Tolsi calls this so-called healing process a 'sham'. He writes that Abahlali baseMjondolo (ABM) members have refused to attend 'stakeholder' meetings out of principle and out of fear for their personal security. Indeed, Tolsi stresses that most of the participants were in fact not even from K...read more
The tragic events at Durban's Kennedy Road have gained much-desired media attention, with the KwaZulu-Natal government likely ushering in a ‘healing process’ as a result of this attention. However, Niren Tolsi calls this so-called healing process a 'sham'. He writes that Abahlali baseMjondolo (ABM) members have refused to attend 'stakeholder' meetings out of principle and out of fear for their personal security. Indeed, Tolsi stresses that most of the participants were in fact not even from Kennedy Road, but were African National Congress (ANC) members from other areas brought in an attempt to give legitimacy to the meetings. In response, the ABM calls for a return to democracy in Kennedy Road and a guarantee of safety for them and their families.