Louisa Motha is a South African activist. She was co-ordinator of the Abahlali baseMjondolo movement for a number of years beginning in 2004. She lives in the Motala Heights shack settlement in Pinetown near the city of Durban in South Africa.Gangster Landlord Continues Campaign of Intimidation with Local Police Support, LibCom, 2008 All Charges Dropped Against the Pemary Ridge Thirteen, Interactivist, 2009
Motha became friends with fellow activist Shamita Naidoo when they met washing their clothes in the river.
She is particularly well known for organising against evictionsSymbol of Hope Silenced, Daily News, 2009 and was a strong critic of the Slums Act.UN Habitat Report on the Slums Act, 2008 She also started a women's gardening group called the Motola Diggers.
Activism She has participated in campaigns against forced evictions and has advocated for improved housing conditions for residents of informal settlements.https://academic.oup.com/cdj/article/49/4/558/289799
She has also spoken out against housing policies affecting informal settlements, including the KwaZulu-Natal Slums Act.https://academic.oup.com/cdj/article/49/4/558/289799
References
External links Photo Essay on Motala Heights by Antonios Vradis A Place in the City, by Jenny Mogan, 2008