{"id":58341,"date":"2022-04-30T16:40:27","date_gmt":"2022-04-30T14:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/sa-government-says-it-is-not-working-with-operation-dudula"},"modified":"2022-04-30T18:53:44","modified_gmt":"2022-04-30T16:53:44","slug":"sa-government-says-it-is-not-working-with-operation-dudula","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/sa-government-says-it-is-not-working-with-operation-dudula","title":{"rendered":"SA Government Says It Is Not Working With Operation Dudula"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>South Africa\u2019s Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has denied they work with Operation Dudula, an anti-immigrant vigilante-like group that is targetting illegal foreign nationals in that country.<\/p>\n<p>Motsoaledi said South Africa\u2019s Government applies immigration laws when they deport or remove illegal foreign nationals from the country.<\/p>\n<p>He made the comments while responding to IFP MP Liezl van der Merwe, who, in a written question in Parliament, had asked whether the Home Affairs Department was working with Operation Dudula. Said Motsoaledi:<\/p>\n<p>The department does not condone any illegal activities. The activities of Operation Dudula of identifying and forcefully removing alleged illegal foreign nationals in identified communities is not a programme of the department.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Home Affairs, through its Inspectorate, has the legal mandate to ensure that all persons in South Africa are lawfully permitted to be here.<\/p>\n<p>The inspectorate does regular inspections and conducts investigations to detect those who may be here unlawfully.<\/p>\n<p>Multi-disciplinary operations with the South African Police Services and Metropolitan Police, including inspections of businesses, is a key source of the detection of illegal foreign nationals, their arrest and deportation.<\/p>\n<p>Operation Dudula has launched provincial chapters in recent times. Last week, it launched in the North West province.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\">Zimbabwe<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. South Africa\u2019s Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has denied they work with Operation Dudula, an anti-immigrant vigilante-like group that is targetting illegal foreign nationals in that country. Motsoaledi said South Africa\u2019s Government applies immigration laws when they deport or remove illegal foreign nationals from the country. 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