Operation Dudula set to protest as G20 leaders meet

Operation Dudula is planning a peaceful protest during the G20 leaders' summit in Johannesburg on November 22-23 to spotlight South Africans' struggles with poverty, unemployment, insecurity, and lack of services. Leader Zandile Dabula stressed that the demonstration will adhere to the law without disrupting the event, aiming to remind global leaders of domestic hardships under President Cyril Ramaphosa's leadership. Meanwhile, Women for Change intends a nationwide shutdown on November 21 protesting gender-based violence and demanding it be declared a national disaster. ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula cautioned against timing protests with the summit, advocating internal resolution of issues like GBV to balance activism with international diplomacy.