Carrying spears, sticks and golf clubs and donning their red regalia, EFF members assembled at the entrance of the Dobsonville police station chanting, while Operation Dudula supporters assembled 30m away and sang anti-immigrant chants.
The party vowed to back Ramerafe’s legal fight to ensure he received justice for the alleged harassment on Sunday, when he returned home to a large crowd chanting struggle songs as they ordered him to open up for them to search for drugs.
Operation Dudula member Cheese Kalakala accused the EFF of opening a case against the community by supporting the criminal charges opened against Dlamini. “We vote for them and they open a case against us? It is my first time in SA to see a political party opening a case against the community,” Kalakala said.
He said the group had received a tipoff from drug users who lived on the streets that drugs were sold at Ramerafe’s home before they raided it.assaulted and intimidated Ramerafe or that the group had broken into his house, stolen items and vandalised it.
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