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][5] He was critical of the impact of the FIFA 2010 World Cup on shack dwellers in Durban.[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
- ^ Abahlali BaseMjondolo: Living Politics, Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa, September 2022
- ^ [1] Archived 2009-11-23 at the Wayback Machine 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". Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
- ^ 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)
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