Prologue | Kwanele Thwala & Thapelo Mohapi

In this prologue, we explore the first moments of the Unrest and listen to how different people responded. We also begin to tease out significant themes surrounding the relationship between people and the state and how the Unrest occurred within predefined ways that the state interacts with the people of South Africa.

We speak to Kwanele Thwala, an Uber fleet operator from Umlazi, Durban, as well as the Secretary-General of Abahlali BaseMjondolo, Thapelo Mohapi, about their experiences.