‘Rainbow Maga’: Kallie Kriel Explains Why AfriForum Joined Forces With March on March

• AfriForum CEO Kallie Kriel took to X to address the collaboration between AfriForum and March on March after their Pretoria meeting
• The two civil society groups coined the term 'Rainbow Maga' to describe their unexpected but values-driven alliance
• AfriForum and March on March agreed to work together on several shared issues, including illegal immigration

SOUTH AFRICA - AfriForum CEO Kallie Kriel has publicly explained why one of South Africa's most prominent Afrikaner civil society organisations has joined forces with March on March, a fast-growing black civil society group.

The two organisations met in Pretoria earlier this week, and the alliance has left many South Africans with questions.

Kallie explains commonalities between the two

Kriel took to his X account to repost an article that sought to unpack what the two groups have in common. The piece introduced the term "Rainbow Maga," a phrase that blends South Africa's post-apartheid "Rainbow Nation" identity with the MAGA political movement in the United States.

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Both groups arose and grew from the same thing: failures of the state and politicians that alienated their respective constituencies.They also appeal to nationalism, law and order, and hard work coming from outside politics, according to the article.

In his post, Kriel wrote that the two share common origins, have arisen in response to the same frustrations, share common values, and their coming together reinforces something important about South Africa's future.

See post here:

What the two groups agreed on

The Pretoria meeting produced concrete commitments. AfriForum and March on March agreed to collaborate on a number of issues, with illegal immigration identified as one shared priority.

Kriel pointed to the grassroots nature of both organisations as a key reason for his optimism.

"What makes it great in this regard is that both AfriForum and March on March have a grassroots presence. That means we can make a difference in the country, and that gives me hope," he said.

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AfriForum said it was confident the collaboration would benefit both organisations and the communities they represent.

Afriforum meets with MK Party

Briefly News also reported that AfriForum's Chief Executive Officer, Kallie Kriel, and the uMkhonto weSizwe Party's Jacob Zuma held a constructive meeting in Durban in April. The two reportedly discussed a range of topics, including respect between cultural communities and agricultural development in traditional communities. Kriel took to X (formerly Twitter) to share details about his meeting and also promised that there would be more meetings to follow.South Africans took to social media to share mixed reactions to the meeting, debating what the purpose of the meeting was

Source: Briefly News