A 40-year-old woman alleged to be a member of Dudula Movement targeting residents in Alexandra came under attack by angry community members. The woman was saved from the angry mob before she was necklaced.
The incident occurred on Tuesday and the woman was saved on time and arrested. Dudula movement is different to Operation Dudula which is led by Nhlanhla ‘Lux’ Dlamini
Colonel Dimakatso Sello, the police spokesperson said the 40-year-old woman was suspected of being a member of the Dudula movement which has forcefully and illegally evicted people from their homes in the north of Johannesburg.
“The woman, who had injuries, was taken to a hospital under police guard and was detained as per a case of malicious damage to property and public violence registered in May at Alexandra police station,” Sello said,
No one has been arrested for the assault of the woman thus far. A video shared on social media shows two tyres stuffed with boxes wrapped around the assaulted woman while the angry residents questioned her.
In the video, the woman, who is bruised and covered in blood, denied being part of the Dudula Movement.In the 13-second clip, she is heard saying “I am no longer a Dudula member, I am not a Dudula member.”
Chris Mabunda, the Alexandra CPF Chairperson said some of the residents complained that they were attacked by her and other Dudula members. “They wanted to burn the lady yesterday [Tuesday] in Tsutsumani, who is part of the Dudula movement,” he said.
It is believed that some of the group members were arrested in the previous week, she joined the group that was still persistent in evicting alleged foreign nationals from their homes. When the residents heard about it, they allegedly began to go looking for her.
“They assaulted women who are from SA and some of them sustained injuries. They have been doing it [evictions] and are continuing to do so. In some places they need money [ask for a bribe]. I can’t say why they are doing it because they are the only ones who know,” Mabunda said.
Source: Times Live, News24, image from Times Live: PAUL FLEET/123RF