March and March leader Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma made some startling revelations to IOL's Zohra Teke.
Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma, the leader of the March and March movement, reveals her struggles and motivations in a candid interview, challenging perceptions of her activism and the rising anti-immigrant sentiment in South Africa.
SHE'S loud, brash and carries an air of arrogance - or so I thought. That's the image of Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma playing out across the world: a raging, angry Zulu woman, idolised by some and vilified by others. So, I was prepared.
But, I did a double take as she walked into Durban’s Beverly Hills Hotel, the venue for our interview. Petite and immaculately dressed, she approached me — not that I expected her to march in, sjambok in hand. Yet, she was a shadow of the public persona that has come to define her. She looked fragile as she embraced me, apologising for running a little late.
Staff welcomed her warmly, brimming with excitement and wide smiles, many recognising her as we settled into comfortable chairs over coffee.
