S’bu Zikode Tour 2026

“From South African to Israel – apartheid as a tool of European colonial oppression”

Background on S’bu

S’bu is the cofounder and current leader of Abahlali baseMjondolo – the shackdwellers movement. He last visited New Zealand in 2011 as part of the 30th anniversary of the 1981 Springbok tour.

As part of his visit PSNA is organising a tour for S’bu around the country where he will talk about

  • The struggle for economic justice in post-apartheid South Africa.

  • Apartheid in Palestine compared to South Africa.

  • South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice.

Itinery below

Here is an interview with S’bu Zikode, cofounder and current leader of Abahlali baseMjondolo (the shack-dwellers movement), the largest popular movement to have emerged in South Africa after apartheid, was conducted a month before the 30th anniversary of the formal end of apartheid. Zikode gives an account of the arc of his life, and that of the movement, illuminating the costs of progressive political commitment in Durban, a city where political violence is routine. Zikode also explains some of the key elements of his political thought, which centers around a radicalized African humanism in which the idea of dignity is central.

The link to the interview is here 

Itinerary


Sunday 1 November – Auckland Public Meeting

  • 7:00 pm

  • Mt Albert War Memorial Hall, 773 New North Road

 

Monday 2 November - Hamilton Public Meeting

  • Details to come

 

Tuesday 3 November - Napier/Hastings Public Meeting

  • Details to come

 

Friday 5 November - Palmerston North Public Meeting

  • Details to come

 

Sunday 8 November – Wellington Public meeting

  • Details to come

 

Wednesday 11 November - Nelson Public Meeting

  • 7:00 pm

  • Kererū Room

  • Pūtangitangi Greenmeadows Centre, 233 Songer St, Stoke, Nelson 7011

 

Thursday 12 November - Christchurch public meeting

  • Details to come

 

Friday 13 November/ Saturday 14 November : Ōtepoti/Dunedin – (Socialist Societies Conference)

  • Details to come

 

Monday 16 November- Kerikeri Public Meeting

  • Details to come

 

Tuesday 17 November - Kaitaia Public meeting

  • Details to come

 

Wednesday 18 November - Whangarei Public Meeting

  • Details to come