Philani Zungu

Philani Zungu

Philani Zungu was the Deputy-President of the South African shack dwellers' movement Abahlali baseMjondolo in 2006 and 2007 and continues to play a key role in the movement. He is also the chairperson of the Pemary Ridge Development Committee. He has been arrested on 3 occasions for his political activism [ [http://abahlali.org/node/2857 Philani Zungu arrested by the notorious Sydenham police once again | Abahlali baseMjondolo ] ] and was very badly assaulted on one occasion suffering permanent damage to his left ear. He is currently suing the South African police for assault with the support of Amnesty International.

He has written a number of important articles about democracy and the poor and in late 2007 his work was discussed at a special meeting at Harvard University. [ [http://abahlali.org/node/3034 Reading from Philani Zungu's Work & Discussion at Harvard University, Boston, USA | Abahlali baseMjondolo ] ]

He is also a well known public intellectual who often comments in the local and international media.

He is currently awaiting trial on a charge of illegally connecting shack dwellers to the national electricity grid.

Recent Online Articles by Philani Zungu

* [http://abahlali.org/node/304 From Party Politics to Service Delivery to the Politics of the Poor, November, 2006]
* [http://abahlali.org/node/549 The Strong Poor and the Police, January, 2007]
* [http://abahlali.org/node/1966 Democracy in My Experience, August, 2007]

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