Zandile Dabula defiant as Operation Dudula prepares appeal against High Court ban on anti-migrant campaigns

Marcus Moloko

Operation Dudula has vowed to challenge a Gauteng High Court ruling that bars its members from preventing foreign nationals from accessing public services, healthcare, and education.

Operation Dudula leader Zandile Dabula argues the judgment undermines law enforcement and the rights of South African citizens.

The High Court’s decision on Tuesday followed a joint application by civil society organizations Kopanang Africa Against Xenophobia, The South African Informal Traders Forum, and the Abahlali baseMjondolo, who contested that Operation Dudula’s actions, demanding identity documents at clinics, were unlawful and discriminatory.

The civil society organizations were represented by the Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (SERI).

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