Zodwa Nsibande was the General Secretary of the Abahlali baseMjondolo youth league in 2009.

[2][3] She was critical of the impact of the FIFA 2010 World Cup on shack dwellers in Durban.

[4] In 2006 she was badly burnt in a shack fire.

[5][6] In 2009 she had to go into hiding following threats and attacks against her[7] and various other Abahlali baseMjondolo leaders.

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