Affidavits presented by the victims’ legal representatives revealed that the controversial civic organisation led several raids in the hijacked building before it was gutted by a fire that claimed the lives of over 70 people.
An inference has been drawn between a commissioner’s support for the dissemination of anti-foreigner rhetoric by the movement, Operation Dudula, and his perceived inability to objectively discern matters involving foreign nationals.
A commissioner assisting Justice Sisi Khampepe’s inquiry into the Joburg blaze that killed 77 people has been accused of supporting Operation Dudula.