Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma Claims 34,000 Jobs Created After Foreign Nationals Removed

• March and March movement leader Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma posted unsubstantiated job creation statistics on X on 13 August 2026
• Ngobese-Zuma claimed 34,000 jobs were generated in three months in sectors previously dominated by foreign workers
• Her assertions drew criticism online, with users questioning the credibility of the figures she shared

SOUTH AFRICA — March and March movement leader Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma took to X on 13 August 2026 to assert that standard employment data proves her movement's campaign against foreign nationals in the workforce has directly benefited thousands of South African households.

Ngobese-Zuma claimed that quarterly employment figures recorded 34,000 jobs generated within three months in industries she described as previously dominated by non-nationals. She argued that critics who point to rising overall unemployment rates are misreading the data, insisting that a higher unemployment figure reflects a larger pool of active job-seekers rather than evidence of actual job losses.

Unverified claims draw scrutiny

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Ngobese-Zuma offered no supporting documentation for her statistical assertions, and no independent verification of her job creation claims has been confirmed. She dismissed broader public readings of official unemployment metrics as misinformed, framing the figures to align with her movement's campaign against undocumented foreign workers in South Africa.

She maintained that March and March remains committed to helping citizens secure employment, positioning the labour statistics as evidence of her movement's impact rather than coincidental shifts in quarterly data.

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Mixed reactions on social media

The post attracted divided responses, with some users pushing back on the credibility of the claims while others expressed support for the movement.

@VumisaWilla wrote:

"You are trying to control the damage you have caused, lies have short legs"

@MpumalangaPost said:

"This finding was done before we tell the illegals to go back to their country, numbers that matters are the number of the following stats"

@BMgcotshwa responded:

"You welcome Mrs Zuma. The naysayers are in chest pains and mind ill. The movement is and has achieve, will achieve even bigger than their narratives.....This country will win, we are behind March and March"

@zamavilakazi3 commented:

"Thank you for making this clear onendlebe uzwile"

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Ngobese-Zuma has previously faced criticism for making sweeping claims about the social and economic impact of March and March's anti-illegal immigration marches without providing substantiated evidence to support those assertions. These included claims that public services improved and crime decreased after the 30 June nationwide protests.

Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma hits back at EFF MP

In a related article, Briefly News reported on Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma’s response to EFF MP Mazwi Blose regarding unemployment rates in South Africa. This exchange has stirred significant online debate, with citizens across the nation expressing divided opinions on the effectiveness of the March and March movement's claims and actions.

Source: Briefly News