Abstract This paper asks a simple question: when African countries have turned against foreign nationals through mob violence ...

MUSINA, South Africa — It's 6 a.m. and Tholakele Nkwanyana is one of the first people to arrive at the Diepsloot public health clinic in Johannesburg, not to seek medical attention but to stop ...

Nov. 5 (UPI) --A South African court on Wednesday ordered an anti-immigrant group to cease attempts to block foreigners from public spaces. The court in Johannesburg said those with Operation Dudula ...

Operation Dudula emerged in Soweto two years ago as the first organised anti-migrant movement in South Africa, formalising sporadic waves of xenophobia-driven attacks that have occurred since the end ...

Operation Dudula chief, Nhlanhla 'Lux' Dlamini, who for the past year has been in overdrive hunting down undocumented foreigners in continuous episodes of South Africa's xenophobic attacks, has hinted ...

Members of “March and March” and “Operation Dudula” chant anti-migrant slogans during a protest march in Durban, South Africa, in May 2026. Rajesh Jantilal/AFP via Getty Images Anti-migrant campaigns ...

The latest court challenge by Operation Dudula – an anti-immigration South African movement that campaigns for tougher action against undocumented migrants – has put the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP ...

South Africa’s mounting wave of xenophobia is taking on a more organised and politically charged form through Operation Dudula, a movement whose populist messaging and exclusionary focus echo elements ...