Tensions are rising between the anti-illegal migration movement March and March and Patriotic Alliance leader Gayton McKenzie ahead of a planned June 30 mobilisation calling for undocumented foreign nationals to leave South Africa. March and March leader Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma accuses McKenzie of abandoning communities affected by illegal immigration and of misrepresenting the movement as violent. She says McKenzie’s messages contribute to what she describes as fearmongering.
In response, McKenzie warns Patriotic Alliance members against participating in the planned mobilisation if they engage in violence. He says anyone who assaults foreign nationals or causes disorder will face expulsion from the party and possible criminal charges. The dispute reflects a breakdown in communication and a struggle over how the planned action is framed and managed.
Both sides depict the event and related messaging in markedly different terms, but they agree the June 30 mobilisation is central to the current confrontation, with emphasis on public order and the treatment of foreign nationals.
