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Operation Dudula confirmed it has registered with the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) as a political party and has dropped its non-profit organisation status.
Dudula president Zandile Dabula said the party’s manifesto is to reclaim the township economy by promoting South African-owned businesses and spaza shops.
This emerged during the organisation’s first National General Assembly held in Diepkloof, Soweto on Sunday.
Dabula also warned that Dudula will be intensifying its operations targeted at spaza shops, particularly those operated by foreign nationals.
This comes after numerous incidents in recent weeks where children fell ill and some died after consuming food and snacks allegedly bought from foreign-owned spaza shops.
However, several organisations have raised concerns that Operation Dudula’s move to become a political party will encourage xenophobia, an assertion that has strongly been refuted by Dudula’s Isaack Lesole who said they do not consider themselves to be xenophobic.
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