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Philani Zungu was the Deputy-President of Abahlali baseMjondolo in 2006 and 2007. He is also the chairperson of the Pemary Ridge Development Committee. He has been arrested on 3 occasions for his political activism 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.
He is also a well known public intellectual who often comments in the local and international media.