Jacinta Rubbishes Claims Of Planned Attack On Foreign Centre

March and March movement leader Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma has dismissed state allegations that members of her organization intended to bomb the Department of Home Affairs Refugee Reception Centre on Che Guevara Road (formerly Moore Road) in Durban, laughing off the claims as absurd and fabrication designed to justify executive overreach. Speaking outside the Durban High Court on Friday, 30 October 2026, the prominent activist reacted with disbelief to affidavits submitted by state law enforcement agencies, accusing government ministers of resorting to extreme narratives to suppress democratic protest.

The high-stakes legal showdown stems from an urgent interdict filed by Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia and KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. State legal counsel cited intelligence reports alleging imminent threats of arson, bomb attacks, and severe public disorder near the Berea refugee facility to justify requesting an emergency court order restricting the group’s mobilizations across the eThekwini metropolitan area.

In a lighthearted yet sharp rebuttal captured on video, Ngobese-Zuma scoffed at the state’s intelligence claims, questioning how a peaceful civic movement advocating for immigration compliance could suddenly be framed as a bomb-plotting terrorist organization. She argued that if such an extreme security threat genuinely existed, state intelligence agencies would have arrested key operatives and activated counter-terrorism units rather than rushing to court for an administrative interdict.

Ngobese-Zuma accused police management and the security cluster of inventing exaggerated security scares to mislead the judiciary and turn public opinion against ordinary citizens fighting for border enforcement. She maintained that the March and March movement has consistently operated within statutory boundaries by submitting formal notices under the Regulation of Gatherings Act, insisting that peaceful public assembly remains a constitutional right.

The activist charged that President Cyril Ramaphosa’s administration is weaponizing fear, heavy police deployments, and SANDF military backing to silence dissent ahead of the 4 November local government elections. Reaffirming her movement’s resolve, Ngobese-Zuma declared that no manufactured bomb scares or legal interdicts will deter South African citizens from demanding accountability, proper border controls, and the lawful regulation of foreign labor markets across KwaZulu-Natal.

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