Lindokuhle Mnguni

1994 - August 20, 2022) was a land activist and a prominent leader in the shack dwellers' movement Abahlali baseMjondolo.

[14][15] In March 2021, Lindokuhle Mnguni was arrested and charged with murder along with three other leaders of the movement, Ayanda Ngila, Landu Shazi and Maphiwe Gasela.

However charges were eventually withdrawn on 27 September 2021, when the sole witness, Mabongi Luthuli, recanted her accusations and admitted to lying under oath.

[22] As a result, the Socio-Economic Rights Institute (SERI) began litigation to sue the state for damages in relation to the unlawful arrest and malicious prosecution of Mnguni and other movement leaders.

No matter what it takes, even if it means death, because we can’t continue living in these inhumane conditions.”[25] On 8 March 2022, while on his way to fix a water piple, four attackers entered the eKhenana Commune and attempted to assassinate Lindokuhle Mnguni.

[33] The gunmen searched for Mnguni at the community hall and communal kitchen before eventually finding him and his partner asleep inside his home.