“She’s Compromised”: Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma’s AfriForum Meeting Divides South Africans

• March and March founder Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma met with AfriForum CEO Kallie Kriel on Tuesday, 18 August 2026, to form a joint working group
• The two organisations agreed to cooperate on crime, illegal migration, and socio-economic conditions despite holding different views
• South Africans were sharply divided online, with some praising the move and others accusing Jacinta of betraying Black South Africans

SOUTH AFRICA - A meeting between anti-immigration movement March and March and civil rights organisation AfriForum has ignited fierce debate across South Africa. On Tuesday, 18 August 2026, March and March founder Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma sat down with AfriForum CEO Kallie Kriel. The outcome was a formal collaborative working group aimed at tackling shared community concerns.

The two organisations agreed to establish a joint framework to address grassroots challenges. Their areas of cooperation include upholding the rule of law, fighting crime, addressing illegal migration, and improving socio-economic conditions in communities. The partnership was announced despite the two groups holding differing positions on several issues.

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Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma at the centre of the storm

The collaboration almost immediately became a lightning rod for criticism, with much of the backlash directed at Ngobese-Zuma personally. Many South Africans accused her of siding with an organisation they view as having historically worked against the interests of Black people. Others, however, argued that the willingness to engage across political and racial lines was exactly what the country needed.

The debate cut deep, touching on questions of trust, identity, and what it means to fight for ordinary South Africans.

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Mzansi reacts to the AfriForum partnership

South Africans had plenty to say on social media:

@azania1023 wrote:

"March and March is not a political party. There is nothing wrong with Jacinta meeting up with Afriforum and copying their model in order to advance the views of SAns esp Blacks."

@Simon_Sithole20 said:

"Collaboration between AfriForum & March and March is the best thing to happen in South Africa 🇿🇦 in recent times."

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@TheVoice1852 shared:

"She messed up, @JacintaNgobese is now compromised, afriforum is a racist organization with no integrity, these are the some cowards that lied about south africa and its people, she shouldn't have gone to this meeting, now she cant be trusted 🗑🚮"

@NdebelePre22070 added:

"Good work Jacinta meeting Afriforum. Work with everyone. Don't be discouraged."

@Mzansiawake wrote:

"When the Mask falls. Jacinta has now publicly announced her funder: Afriforum. And now it makes sense. Now the theatre has a producer."

Ntsiki Mazwai slams Jacinta over Afriforum

Briefly News reported that City of Johannesburg mayoral candidate Ntsiki Mazwai has publicly criticised activist Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma for consulting with AfriForum in establishing her legal advocacy group, the SA First Forum, sparking a heated debate online. Ngobese-Zuma, who leads the March and March movement, defended her meetings with AfriForum as purely consultative.Mazwai took to her X page on 18 August and pointed out what she views as a major oversight in Ngobese-Zuma's approach, questioning how she could seek guidance from the group.

Source: Briefly News