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An anti-migrant group in South Africa is blocking foreigners from health clinics
Johannesburg High Court declared Operation Dudula's clinic blockades unlawful amid rising anti-immigrant tensions and a migrant population of 2.4 million in South Africa.
- The Johannesburg High Court ruled Operation Dudula's actions unlawful in Johannesburg, South Africa, and the anti-immigrant group says it will appeal despite rising popularity.
- At Diepsloot, members in fatigues blocked clinic entrances and demanded patients' identity documents, with early-morning blockades reflecting similar scenes across Gauteng province.
- Nonhlanhla Moyo, four months pregnant, was turned away from the Diepsloot public health clinic multiple times, while mothers and sick patients were told to seek private hospitals and some migrants relocated to Musina.
- The government condemned the clinic blockades and posted security after meetings with Dudula, while three Operation Dudula members arrested in August at a Soweto maternity ward were released on bail.
- South Africa's estimated 2.4 million foreign nationals and the South African Human Rights Commission warn nonnationals should not be scapegoated amid unemployment over 31% and health spending 8.5% of GDP, about $15 billion.
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An anti-migrant group in South Africa is blocking foreigners from health clinics
MUSINA, South Africa (AP) — It's 6 a.m. and Tholakele Nkwanyana is one of the first people to arrive at the Diepsloot public health clinic in Johannesburg, not to seek medical attention but to stop foreigners from getting care.
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