operation dudula

JOHANNESBURG, 31 October 2025– The City of Johannesburg is under mounting criticism following a controversial campaign to remove unauthorised informal traders from the Central Business District (CBD). The move has sparked a heated public debate and a High Court battle, highlighting tensions between economic survival and the enforcement of municipal bylaws. The informal traders fight […]

Johannesburg, 22 October 2025- Allegations have emerged that the civic movement Operation Dudula is taking bribes from companies by threatening to expose employment of undocumented foreign nationals. According to investigative reports, businesses in parts of Johannesburg and Gauteng were approached by members of the movement who demanded payment under the implied threat of reputational damage […]

JOHANNESBURG, 20 October 2025– The civic movement Operation Dudula is facing growing backlash after its leader, Zandile Dabula, failed to explain the organisation’s definition of “frontline states” during a live television interview. The exchange has intensified debate about the group’s widening campaign, which now appears to include not only undocumented migrants but also foreign nationals […]

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa- Senior health officials in South Africa have warned against attempts to turn public clinics into informal border control points, saying the practice is unlawful, dangerous, and contrary to the country’s Constitution. In recent weeks, unauthorised groups have stationed themselves outside clinic gates, demanding identification documents from patients before allowing them entry. Witnesses […]

SOWETO, Gauteng- South Africa’s Minister of Basic Education, Siviwe Gwarube, has issued a stern warning to members of Operation Dudula, cautioning that they will face the “full might of the law” if they disrupt public schools. The minister’s comments come after the organisation shifted its focus from health facilities to schools. For the past two […]

SOWETO, Johannesburg- Operation Dudula has defended its campaign calling for children of foreign nationals in South Africa to be enrolled in private schools rather than public ones. The controversial movement insists the initiative is not intended to deny access to education. Instead, it argues that the country’s limited public education resources should be prioritised for […]

ALEXANDRA, Johannesburg- A Malawian mother has accused South African pressure group Operation Dudula of being responsible for the death of her one-year-old child after she was refused access to medical care. Grace Banda, a foreign national living in Alexandra, Johannesburg, said she took her sick baby to the Alexandra Community Health Centre earlier this year. […]

The Economic Freedom Fighters opened a murder case against anti-migrant group Operation Dudula on Saturday after a one-year-old child died following alleged denial of healthcare access at an Alexandra clinic in July. Malawian national Grace Banda said members from Operation Dudula prevented her from getting medical assistance for her one-year-old child at Alexandra clinic. The […]

Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema called Wednesday for South Africa’s Political Killings Task Team to investigate anti-migrant group Operation Dudula, labeling them “thugs” amid rising tensions over immigration policy. “Operation Dudula is a group of thugs and must be subjected to the Political Killings Task Team. Period!” Malema wrote on social media platform X […]

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa- Zandile Dabula, leader of South Africa’s Operation Dudula, rejected criticism from Zimbabwe’s ruling party, Zanu-PF, over the movement’s push to restrict foreign nationals’ access to healthcare, asserting South Africa’s right to enforce its laws. In an interview on September 8, 2025, Dabula said that South Africa would not be swayed by external […]