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| '''Philani Zungu''' was the Deputy–President of the ]n ] dwellers' movement ] in 2006 and 2007. He was also the chairperson of the Pemary Ridge Development Committee in ] in ]. | |||
| ==Repression== | |||
| He was arrested on 3 occasions for his political activism<ref></ref> and in 2007 was very badly assaulted on one occasion suffering permanent damage to his left ear. He successfully sued the South African police for assault with the support of ].<ref>, Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa</ref> The police were ordered to pay Zungu and ] R165,000 in damages, seven years after the event.<ref name="Tolsi">{{cite news |last1=Tolsi |first1=Niren |title=SA police caught dead to rights |url=https://mg.co.za/article/2013-04-26-00-sa-police-caught-dead-to-rights |accessdate=23 May 2019 |date=26 April 2013 |work=Mail&Guardian |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20191023090010/https://mg.co.za/article/2013-04-26-00-sa-police-caught-dead-to-rights| archivedate=23 October 2019}}</ref> In 2009 the police were reported to have fired live ammunition into his shack.<ref>, South African Civil Society Information Service, 26 Jul 2011</ref> | |||
| ==Writing== | |||
| He wrote a number of important articles about democracy and the poor and in late 2007 his work was discussed at a special meeting at ] University.<ref></ref> | |||
| ==Online Articles by Philani Zungu== | |||
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