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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ 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[edit]
- 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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