Operation Dudula returns
Operation Dudula returns! this time, with all branches from all over the province, Soweto, Vaal, Pretoria, Eastrand, and Westrand coming together to hand over the memorandum to the president.
June 16 this year saw the 2021 version of the Soweto Uprising, as residents from all over Soweto took a stand against crime, illegal immigrants, and foreign businesses.
The march which took place in Diepkloof was led and organised by an orgainisation called Operation Dudula which was formed by the community and military veterans in an effort to reclaim what they say belongs to them as South Africans, saying that they are gatvol with illegal immigrants in South Africa, alleging that they are part of the reasons why there is a high unemployment rate, increased crime and drug abuse and dealing among youth in Mzansi.
However, the movement was criticised, as some people were against it and said that it was a xenophobic attack, while others felt that it was not effective as it was just a one-day thing and a few days later, things went back to normal.
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“This is not a xenophobic attack; we are just fighting for the rights of our people to benefit from the economic development of the country. The march was peaceful with us just demonstrating that we are starting to work, introducing the community to the movement and what we are all about. The reason why everything is all quiet now is because we realised that we needed to go back to the drawing board, work together with the relevant government officials who we thought could assist in approaching this matter in a proper manner,” said Operation Dudula’s secretary-general, Zandile Dabula.
Operation Dudula returns! this time, with all branches from all over the province, Soweto, Vaal, Pretoria, Eastrand, and Westrand coming together to hand over the memorandum to the president.
“We have decided to march to the union building because we have attempted to take the matter to other relevant officials with no success. We are going to hand over the memorandum with a list of our demands and give the president a deadline. We are hoping for positive feedback as we are trying to engage with the government and unfortunately at this point, we feel that our own government is failing us,” said Deputy Chairperson, Dan Radebe.
“What triggered this march is that some of these foreign nationals are giving us a middle finger, saying that we are weak as a country and that they are not going anywhere,’ Dabula added.
The march is set to take place on Thursday, August 26, transport will be provided and meeting points will be communicated soon.
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