EDITORIAL | Operation Dudula is a pile of tinder just waiting for a spark

As history shows us, Pagad was formed as a community group with good intentions but it spiralled out of control

15 May 2022 - 17:55

In April, criminologist and lecturer Dr Guy Lamb of Stellenbosch University already likened Operation Dudula to the People Against Gangsterism and Drugs (Pagad) group formed in 1996 in the Cape Flats...

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