| ID | 129097 |
| Title Proper | Sweet Home |
| Other Title Information | a preliminary investigation into the socio-political character of recent road blockades by protesting shack dwellers in South Africa |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Sacks, Jared |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | For much of the winter of 2012, communities in shack settlements across Cape Town took to the streets in some of the most active civil disobedience protests since 1994. Knowing that the mainstream political terrain often seeks to obfuscate and mislead the public about the true nature of these protests, this paper investigates claims by politicians from the Democratic Alliance (DA) that these protests were being coordinated by the Youth League of the African National Congress (ANCYL). These big political players moralize the debate, shifting the focus from the perfectly legitimate issues of service delivery and demands for meaningful engagement. Speaking directly to community members of Sweet Home Farm, an informal settlement of 15,000 people in the Philippi area, revealed a yawning chasm between what official players are saying about Sweet Home and the actual realities on the ground. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Asian and African Studies Vol.49, No.1; February 2014: p.115-125 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Asian and African Studies Vol.49, No.1; February 2014: p.115-125 |
| Key Words | Cape Town ; Civil Disobedience ; Development ; Shack Dwellers ; Politics ; Protest ; Democratic Alliance ; Political Alliance ; South Africa ; African Youth League ; African National Congress ; African Government ; Socio-Political Character |