March and March leader Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma, Zikhona Nyathi of the KZN Civil Society Forum, KZN Community Policing Forum Secretary Siyanda Biyela, Apostle Philani Zikhali of the religious sector, and Insizwa Nobunsizwa Development Foundation leader Nkosikhona ‘Phakel’umthakathi’ Ndabandaba rejected narratives of violence ahead of the June 30 deadline.
As KwaZulu-Natal prepares for the widely discussed June 30 date — a ‘deadline’ associated with calls for undocumented immigrants to leave South Africa — civil society leaders have stepped forward to address rising tensions.
Despite ongoing anxieties and concerns about potential unrest, various organisations involved in the upcoming mobilisations have issued strong assurances that their actions will remain peaceful. These leaders have explicitly rejected narratives of violence.
Speaking at the summit on undocumented foreign nationals on Thursday, March and March leader Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma stated that they will proceed with their march on June 30, despite the eThekwini Municipality denying them their democratic right to do so, and suggested they could march on any other day instead.
“We are going to march on the 30th… It’s going to be a peaceful march; it’s going to be a successful march because none of us wants to damage our own country. This is our country,” Ngobese-Zuma said.
