There are several high-profile independent social movements in South Africa. The majority have a particular focus on the housing crisis in the urban areas but others range from focusing on HIV/AIDS, working conditions, unemployment, access to service delivery and issues of democracy, transparency and accountability, corruption, poverty, crime, xenophobia, economy, drought, racism, sexism, health conditions etc...
This is a partial list of social movements in South Africa:
Abahlali baseMjondolo, the shackdwellers movement based in KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape Equal Education based in the Western Cape and Gauteng InkuluFreeHeid, based in Gauteng with chapters elsewhere in the country. The Landless People's Movement, based in Gauteng The Mandela Park Backyarders based in the Western Cape The Poor People's Alliance, a national alliance of grassroots movements SANARA, the South African National Resistance Army, a 'defend democracy' organization Reclaim The City, a social movement fighting for land and housing in Cape Town's inner-city and wealthy suburbs Sikhula Sonke women's farmworkers union based in the Western Cape The Social Justice Coalition based in the Western Cape The South African Unemployed Peoples' Movement is based in Durban, KZN, and in Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape The Treatment Action Campaign, based in the Western Cape but with branches elsewhere in the country The Western Cape Anti-Eviction Campaign, based in the Western Cape