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, The days spent alongside protest collectives-at their headquarters, while traveling to neighborhoods, or at demonstrations-allowed me to conduct some 50 semistructured interviews with militants, 2009.

, Some 15 interviews were also conducted with representatives of various groups that have regular contact with social activists: local elected officials, trade unionists, NGO officials, the committed intellectuals working with them, and one member of the government (who is also an official of the Communist Party). This helped me

, The toyi-toyi mixes dance, political slogans, and songs of struggle and resistance

, Imbizo is a gathering where people discuss issues with leaders