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Philani Zungu was the Deputy–President of the South African shack dwellers' movement Abahlali baseMjondolo in 2006 and 2007. He was also the chairperson of the Pemary Ridge Development Committee in Reservoir Hills in Durban.

Repression

He was arrested on 3 occasions for his political activism 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 Amnesty International. The police were ordered to pay Zungu and S'bu Zikode R165,000 in damages, seven years after the event. In 2009 the police were reported to have fired live ammunition into his shack.

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 Harvard University.

Online Articles by Philani Zungu

• From Party Politics to Service Delivery to the Politics of the Poor, November, 2006
• The Strong Poor and the Police, January, 2007
• Democracy in My Experience, August, 2007

References

1. Philani Zungu arrested by the notorious Sydenham police once again | Abahlali baseMjondolo
2. Minister of Police to pay damages to Abahlali members for police brutality, Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa
3. Tolsi, Niren (26 April 2013). "SA police caught dead to rights". Retrieved 23 May 2019.
4. Notes on the Underside of South African Democracy, South African Civil Society Information Service, 26 Jul 2011
5. Reading from Philani Zungu's Work & Discussion at Harvard University, Boston, USA | Abahlali baseMjondolo

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People	Nkululeko Gwala Martin Legassick Nokuthula Mabaso Bandile Mdlalose Lindokuhle Mnguni Louisa Motha Mnikelo Ndabankulu Ayanda Ngila Zodwa Nsibande Nqobile Nzuza Raj Patel Rubin Phillip Mzonke Poni S'bu Zikode Philani Zungu
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