HUMA Book Launch

Author: Chumile Sali, International Budget Partnership - Asivikelane Campaign - South Africa

Introduction: The Bus People chronicles the struggles of Cape Town public bus commuters. The author revisits the barbaric terror of hired hit men who, in recent years, caused chaos in the public bus transport system in parts of the Western Cape. A refreshing portrayal of the izinkabi (Zulu for hired killers) phenomenon, The Bus People shows how crime worsens the structural burdens of poverty and landlessness on Black people’s lives. Thirty years after South Africa became a democracy, the unjust legacies of apartheid town and regional spatial planning continue to stare at us with eyes of fire.

About the author:

chumile

 

Chumile Sali is a human rights activist based in Cape Town. He is a Senior Programs Officer for the International Budget Partnership of South Africa (IBPSA). He has a Bachelor of Laws degree (L.L.B) from the University of the Western Cape, a Certificate in Policy Making and Analysis for Africa’s Development from the (UNISA-based) Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs, and a Certificate in the Basics of Total Quality Management from UNISA. He is part of the Asivikelane Campaign which monitors the provision of water, toilets, and refuse collection in informal settlements in South Africa. Chumile previously worked for the African Policing Civilian Oversight Forum as a Project and Research Officer and was also Head of Safety and Justice Programme at the Social Justice Coalition.

About the Discussant:

amanda


Amanda Rinquest is an attorney and activist form Cape Town. She has a master’s degree in environmental law. Currently, she is the Education and Training Manager at Black Sash. Amanda is a committed justice activist and is passionate about politics and cricket.

Convenor: Sandile Ngidi

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