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Victor Ramerafe poured his heart out after he was accused of being a drug dealer by Operation Dudula members.



The party is calling for police act swiftly to possible demonstrations by Operation Dudulas Durban wing, which was prohibited from launching its campaign march at the Gugu Dlamini Park on Sunday.

Kopanang Africa is marching through the streets of Johannesburg over the violence, intimidation and hate speech being aimed at migrants.

The leader of the vigilante group Operation Dudula, Nhlanhla “Lux” Dlamini, has spent the night behind bars following his arrest.

Kopanang Africa, which was formed in response to ongoing attacks on foreign nationals, says it’s been prohibited from going ahead with its march following threats of disruption.

The Democratic Alliance (DA) said that shifting the blame would not help fix the problem of foreign nationals being attacked.

The vigilante organisation wants foreign nationals out of Alexandra in a bid to secure jobs they believe are being taken from locals. They clashed with migrants on Monday and tried to shut down streets on Tuesday.

The group clashed with foreign street vendors on Monday near the Pan Africa Mall in Alexandra.

Police and Joburg metro police were deployed to several hotspot areas from Monday night to calm xenophobic tensions.

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