Dear Mandela is cited in an article detailing South Africa’s glaring economic imbalances in this months edition of the French publication Le Monde diplomatique. Philippe Rivière writes a compelling piece covering many aspects of the complex story of the ‘New South Africa.’ These include lack of decent housing, lack of water resources, dan
ger of shack fires, damaging economic policies, growing discontentment with the ANC and the enormous allocation of money for 2010 World Cup related projects. The author also mentions “social movements of extraordinary vitality, such as the Anti-Privatisation Forum and Abahlali baseMjondolo, are beginning to cohere into national networks and are not afraid to speak out or take to the streets.” Readers are encouraged to watch Dear Mandela on YouTube to learn more about Abahlali. Check out the article here:
