​“Ramaphosa Cares More About Foreigners” Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma Attacks President Outside Home Affairs

March and March leader Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma has accused President Cyril Ramaphosa of showing that he cares more about foreign nationals than ordinary South African citizens. She made the claim while speaking to a crowd of protesters outside the Home Affairs Refugee Reception Centre on Che Guevara Road in Durban on Tuesday.

Ngobese-Zuma told supporters that the government has ignored their concerns for 21 months. She said the president has never come out to meet them or listen to their demands, even though they have marched many times and handed over memorandums. Instead, she said, authorities prefer to send soldiers and police against their own people.

The protest started with scooter riders who were later joined by March and March members. Despite the rain, the group marched from the refugee centre towards Berea Police Station in Musgrave. There they handed over a memorandum calling for better job opportunities for South Africans, stronger action against illegal immigration, proper regulation of the e-hailing and delivery industries, and improved policing.

Ngobese-Zuma also compared the current situation to the apartheid era, saying it felt like the country had gone back to 1986. She criticised the recent deployment of 510 soldiers to KwaZulu-Natal to support police during the protests. The soldiers are part of Operation Prosper and will remain until the end of November. Government said the deployment followed violence linked to misinformation about a Constitutional Court ruling on asylum seekers.

The March and March movement, which Ngobese-Zuma founded, has organised several protests in Durban and other cities this year. The group says it wants South Africa to enforce its immigration laws properly and put citizens first when it comes to jobs, housing, and public services. Critics have called the movement xenophobic, but Ngobese-Zuma maintains it is simply asking government to follow the law.

The protests come just days before the local government elections on 4 November. Ngobese-Zuma has urged her supporters to vote carefully and not support parties she believes have failed to address the issue of illegal immigration. The demonstration in Durban ended without major incidents, although police and soldiers remained on high alert in the area.

Source: https://x.com/MDNnewss/status/2115156341614354855

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