The South African Police Service has arrested hundreds of undocumented Zimbabweans at Alex’s Pan Africa Mall.
According to multiple sources, officers arrived at Alexandra’s Pan Africa Mall on Thursday morning with officials from the department of home affairs.
In a video circulating widely on social media, undocumented foreigners are seen being handcuffed and pushed into police trucks.
The dramatic arrests came in the wake of ongoing demonstrations conducted by the anti-immigrant Dudula movement at the mall.
Since Monday, the anti-immigrant group has clashed with foreign vendors, both documented and undocumented.
Multiple Gambakwe sources revealed that officials entered shops where suspected undocumented foreign workers were employed.
While some home affairs officials arrested those who were not documented, other police officers conducted stop and search checks on cars and persons passing through the mall.
While several undocumented foreigners were arrested. No members of the Dudula movement were arrested during Thursday’s police operation.
