Operation Dudula, EFF feud over healthcare access escalates

THE standoff between Operation Dudula and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has escalated, with both groups trading accusations after the death of a one-year-old child who was allegedly denied treatment at the Alexandra Community Health Centre in Gauteng.

- SIPHESIHLE BUTHELEZI

The EFF recently announced it had opened a murder case against Operation Dudula and its leader, Zandile Dabula, accusing the movement of being responsible for the child's death after his Malawian mother was allegedly asked to produce a South African identity document before receiving care.

Dabula has rejected the claim, insisting no such case exists, and has now laid charges of her own against the EFF.

She said: “Only law enforcers can open a case of murder. In this case, they were turned away. They went out there and labelled me as a murderer and lied to the community that they had opened a case against me”