Sibusiso Innocent Zikode is the president of the South African shack dwellers' movement, which he co-founded with others in 2005.

"[10] Zikode was born in the village of Loskop in 1975 and grew up in the town of Estcourt, in the midlands of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.

However he was unable to pay fees or rent and in 1997 had to abandon his studies and move to the Kennedy Road shack settlement.

Although the movement campaigns for basic services, like water[19] and electricity,[20] as well as land and housing,[21] Zikode is clear that its demands go beyond immediate material needs.

[27] Zikode's writing has been anthologised in the Verso Book of Dissent[28] and published in newspapers like The Guardian[29] and Libération.

[38] In September 2006 Zikode, and the then Deputy Chair of the movement Philani Zungu, were arrested on trumped up charges and tortured by Superintendent Glen Nayager in the Sydenham Police Station.

[51] In July 2018, following the assassination of a number of its members, Abahlali baseMjondolo issued a statement claiming that Zikode's life was "in grave danger".