Operation Dudula

2023 - 2 - 17

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Disabled immigrants evicted from Joburg building by Operation ... (GroundUp)

The Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (SERI) plans to take Operation Dudula members to court for their “unconstitutional violations” involving ...

An eviction order is being sought by the owner, and as usual the City is the respondent. Maushe claims that her children were assaulted as her neighbours assisted her out of the building. When asked about the request for alternative accommodation, Modingoane said, “The City does provide alternative accommodation in eviction matters as ordered by the courts. The City also found that the building was predominantly occupied by Zimbabwean nationals, but “a large number of occupants were reluctant to be assessed, likely out of fear they could be detained or reported to Home Affairs”. She said she had lived in the building for 12 years. But in January 2014, the City told the court that it was unable to roll out temporary emergency housing facilities as its implementation was being challenged in a different court case. Margaret Maushe lived in the building with her children for ten years. “As a consequence of the City’s ‘stay’ application, no further action was taken in this matter until July 2018 when the case was re-enrolled. This application was opposed by the occupiers who requested that the City assist by providing them with alternative accommodation. The remaining space in the rooms is shared at night, with several of them also sleeping in the passage outside too. The people we visited, mostly women and children, say they had nowhere to go and are now squatting in two rooms in a building on Jeppe Street. “They are conducting illegal evictions without considering that the Unlawful Occupation of Land Act (PIE) exists.

Seri to file court papers against Operation Dudula over evictions of ... (Daily Maverick)

'Everything was lost during the eviction. Now I sleep with my children in a room with many others' says mother evicted by alleged Operation Dudula members.

An eviction order is being sought by the owner, and as usual, the City is the respondent. When asked about the request for alternative accommodation, Modingoane said, “The City does provide alternative accommodation in eviction matters as ordered by the courts. Maushe claims that her children were assaulted as her neighbours assisted her out of the building. She said she had lived in the building for 12 years. The City also found that the building was predominantly occupied by Zimbabwean nationals, but “a large number of occupants were reluctant to be assessed, likely out of fear they could be detained or reported to Home Affairs”. Margaret Maushe lived in the building with her children for 10 years. But in January 2014, the City told the court that it was unable to roll out temporary emergency housing facilities as its implementation was being challenged in a different court case. “As a consequence of the City’s ‘stay’ application, no further action was taken in this matter until July 2018 when the case was re-enrolled. The families say despite reporting this to the police, they received no help. The remaining space in the rooms is shared at night, with several of them also sleeping in the passage outside too. This application was opposed by the occupiers who requested that the City assist by providing them with alternative accommodation. The people we visited, mostly women and children, say they had nowhere to go and are now squatting in two rooms in a building on Jeppe Street.

SERI will file court papers against Operation Dudula (NNN)

This follows the “violent” and “forceful” mass eviction, allegedly by Operation Dudula members, of about 400 people from the Ellis Park building, also known as ...

An eviction order is being sought by the owner, and as usual the City is the respondent. Maushe claims that her children were assaulted as her neighbours assisted her out of the building. When asked about the request for alternative accommodation, Modingoane said, “The City does provide alternative accommodation in eviction matters as ordered by the courts. She said she had lived in the building for 12 years. Margaret Maushe lived in the building with her children for ten years. [South Africa](https://nnn.ng/tag/south-africa/) ( [ZIWISA](https://nnn.ng/tag/ziwisa/)), has been providing the residents with food and helping them register for repatriation. [Zimbabwe](https://nnn.ng/tag/zimbabwe/)an nationals, but “a large number of occupants were reluctant to be assessed, likely out of fear they could be detained or reported to Home Affairs”. But in January 2014, the City told the court that it was unable to roll out temporary emergency housing facilities as its implementation was being challenged in a different court case. “As a consequence of the City’s ‘stay’ application, no further action was taken in this matter until July 2018 when the case was re-enrolled. This application was opposed by the occupiers who requested that the City assist by providing them with alternative accommodation. [SERI](https://nnn.ng/tag/seri/), they will be filing court papers with supporting affidavits from some of the many victims targeted by Operation Dudula. The remaining space in the rooms is shared at night, with several of them also sleeping in the passage outside too.

Seri to file court papers against Operation Dudula over evictions of ... (KossyDerrickEnt)

GroundUp recently visited a group of 40 families who were among 400 immigrants forcefully evicted from the hijacked building, Ellis Park building. Tags # ...

Weaponising grassroots democracy in South Africa (Open Democracy)

'Active citizenship' sounds like a great idea – but used against undocumented migrants it can encourage murder.

[the counter-xenophobic and Pan-African Kopanang Africa Against Xenophobia (KAAX)](https://www.polity.org.za/article/kopanang-africa-against-xenophobia-calls-for-urgent-meeting-with-the-president-and-his-ministers-2022-06-22) campaign, our research shows that grassroots democracy can be a mechanism to liberate the oppressed. [He promised](https://www.jacarandafm.com/news/news/cele-vows-solve-diepsloot-crime-nhlanhla-lux-joins-protestors/) to send more police into the area and return the following day with the minister of home affairs, who is responsible for dealing with undocumented migrants. The ruling ANC has thus far responded by making Zimbabweans and other political and economic migrants, many of whom have been living legally in the country for more than a decade, scapegoats for the government’s shortcomings. Early last April the community took to the streets alleging that seven people had been murdered by an undocumented migrant the previous week and demanding that the government intervene. ](https://opendemocracy.captivate.fm/listen) The first major instances of xenophobic violence in democratic South Africa started in the year 2008 in a poor working-class township of Johannesburg, Alexandra, just a stone’s throw away from the ultra-rich suburb Sandton City. Grassroots democracy can be a tool to liberate, but it can also oppress, weaponised against the vulnerable. In February 2020, the Diepsloot community had held a protest to put the high rates of crime on the government’s agenda. The neighbourhood is a predominantly Black, working-class area of approximately 140,000 residents on Johannesburg’s northern fringe, notorious for high crime rates, poor services and mob justice. They had been going from shack to shack asking for documents and money. Dudula had recently gained notoriety outside Diepsloot with its xenophobic vitriol against undocumented foreigners who The African National Congress

OPINION | Fleeing violence to face violence: Migrant protection in ... (News24)

The South African government often turns a blind eye to its marginalised communities, and instead of alleviating the situation, there has been widespread ...

Since apartheid, violence has been the only way to catch the attention of the state. Disclaimer: News24 encourages freedom of speech and the expression of diverse views. Having collaborated with the Department of Home Affairs (DHA), the National Department of Labor and Employment (DEL) hopes to regulate the migration patterns within the country. Paul Kariuki is the Executive Director of the Democracy Development Program (DDP). The safety of these persons hopes to ensure human rights, including healthcare, education, and occupational safety. We find ourselves in the front seat, learning of the effects of a single government. In some way, the virus assumes the post of a unitary government. It has come to the fore that the pandemic unveiled many dysfunctionalities in the state. During the onset of Covid-19, we witnessed a slowing down of global conflict encounters. Covid-19 had everyone in a choke hold, lockdown was nothing out of the ordinary. The purpose of the government is to maintain order and protect citizens from external threats among others. Violence though loathed, has become the social currency of existence, a social pandemic.