Jacinta Ngobese wants a face-to-face meeting with Cyril Ramaphosa on immigration

March and March leader Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma says she wants to speak face to face with President Cyril Ramaphosa about illegal immigration in South Africa, calling for direct engagement over the government’s handling of the issue. Ngobese-Zuma has led protests demanding stricter immigration controls and has previously complained that attempts to secure a meeting with Ramaphosa went unanswered, while the president has met other anti immigration movement leaders. Her latest appeal comes amid renewed tensions over asylum procedures, immigration enforcement and protests.

What the post does not settle is whether Ramaphosa has responded to her request or whether a meeting has been arranged, since the post does not say whether the presidency has acknowledged her appeal. The post also does not say what she intends to raise beyond illegal immigration or whether she would accept conditions on any meeting. Those details matter because they would establish whether the engagement is likely to take place. Without them, the appeal remains a public request without any indication of a response.

People reacting to the post included calls for any meeting to be broadcast live, with some saying the public should be able to hear what is discussed and others joking about what might happen during the encounter. Some supported her demand for direct engagement, while others said the president should not meet with someone who had led protests that turned violent. The reaction focused on the meeting rather than on confirmed facts about the government’s immigration policy.

What has not been settled is whether Ramaphosa will agree to meet her or whether the government will change its approach to immigration enforcement. Recent coverage has also reported her criticism of the government’s treatment of activists, and the post does not establish whether the presidency has commented on her request. The public is waiting to see whether the meeting takes place, because the tensions over asylum procedures and immigration enforcement remain unresolved.

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