JOHANNESBURG - Tensions have flared up again in Rosettenville, in the south of Johannesburg.
Operation Dudula, March and March, and other aligned groups, are back in the area, attempting to take over buildings they claim have been hijacked by foreign nationals.
The groups say they are stepping in to reclaim spaces for South Africans, because the state has failed to put its citizens first.
Rosettenville has been on the group's radar for some time, and this is not the first time they descended on the suburb.
Operation Dudula accuses law enforcement of failing to act on crime and illegal occupation of properties.
They claim hijacked buildings are being used as drug dens, harbouring criminal activity,
and worsening the housing backlogs.
As they tried to access some of the buildings, police intervened.
eNCA’s Nabeelah Shaikh has more.