DURBAN - OPERATION Dudula in the province says it will relentlessly continue to implement its ideals within the ambit of the law.
Speaking during a meeting at King Dinuzulu Park in Durban, provincial secretary of Operation Dudula, Mambulazi Madlala, said the convention was aimed at updating its members.
“The purpose of today’s mass meeting was to give our membership insight as to how we operate and what our role is.
“Operation Dudula works within the ambit of the law. We work with officials, especially from the Home Affairs Department, Customs Department and the SAPS. We do not incite any form of violence, but rather sit and engage with the relevant authorities about our grievances,” said Madlala.
Their mandate was to remove all illegal immigrants from the country, she said, as their presence had been identified as having an adverse effect on infrastructure, job opportunities and the crime rate in South Africa.
Madlala said they would submit a letter to the SAPS provincial commissioner, and seek engagement with SA Social Security Agency (Sassa) and Customs Department officials to give them clarity on Operation Dudula and their plans going forward.
Members were allocated to different zones, each with its own Operation Dudula structure, she said.
Operation Dudula Task Team KwaZulu-Natal member Bhekie Dzanibe said they were not aiming to incite violence, but wanted to ensure that the law was applied at all times.
Dzanibe said several buildings in the CBD were occupied by foreign nationals who may be in the country illegally. “If the minister of police was really working hard, then why are they not able to arrest the foreign nationals who are here illegally? What we are saying is that the police must do their jobs,” said Dzanibe.
Dzanibe questioned whether President Cyril Ramaphosa was serious about acting against illegal immigrants. “When Ramaphosa was campaigning for the presidency, he said foreign nationals were not allowed to illegally conduct business in South Africa, and that they would be sent back home if they did.
“Now he is changing his tune. Why doesn’t he now implement all those things he said?” asked Dzanibe.
Operation Dudula said that it was contemplating the possibility of picketing outside Home Affairs today, as it had identified it as problematic by engaging in fraudulent activities, thereby giving rise to foreigners who were in the country illegally.
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