ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has accused MK Party leader and former president Jacob Zuma of acting irresponsibly by endorsing the slogan “Mabahambe" and fuelling hostility towards Africans ahead of the June 30 protests against undocumented migrants.
His remarks come ahead of demonstrations planned for next Tuesday, during which protesters will call for undocumented foreign nationals to leave South Africa.
More than 20 anti-migrant organisations and civil society groups, including the controversial March and March movement, are behind the demonstrations.
Speaking at a media briefing in Midrand on Wednesday, organisers pledged that the protests would be peaceful and would not result in violence, looting or loss of life.
However, March and March leader Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma said her organisation would not take responsibility if violence broke out during the demonstrations, arguing that maintaining public order is the responsibility of the state.
