Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma Reacts After Julius Malema Says Ramaphosa Should’ve Arrested June 30 Leaders

• EFF leader Julius Malema confronted President Ramaphosa in parliament on 25 August 2026 over the June 30 protests
• March and March leader Jacinta MaNgbese Zuma publicly questioned Malema's repeated push to have protest participants arrested
• Activist Phakelumthakathi also challenged Malema online, asking who exactly the EFF leader meant when he said 'them'

SOUTH AFRICA - March and March leader Jacinta MaNgbese Zuma has publicly questioned Julius Malema's motives after the EFF president called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to arrest those behind the June 30 anti-immigration protests.

Malema confronted Ramaphosa in parliament on 25 August 2026. He argued that since the president had met with what he described as the perpetrators of the protest violence, Ramaphosa should have locked them up at that very moment.

Zuma questions Malema's persistence

Taking to social media, Ngobese-Zuma questioned Malema's apparent interest in seeing activists arrested.

“Honestly speaking though… honestly!! No other politician is as invested and passionate about getting people arrested who are against illegal immigrants as Julius Malema!” she said.

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Ngobese-Zuma also referred to Malema's allegedly asking Major-General Feroz Khan to arrest OperaTion Dudula members

“Why is he so invested in this?”

Activist Phakelumthakathi also weighed in, asking on social media who exactly Malema meant when he referred to "them." He pushed further, questioning whether Malema was referring to Zulu people, the very same community whose votes, he argued, Malema needs.

See Jacinta's post here:

Ramaphosa vows action on xenophobic violence

Meanwhile, President Ramaphosa used the parliamentary session to address the broader issue of violence against foreign nationals. He revealed that South African police and security services are actively investigating whether actors based outside the country played a role in inciting the recent unrest.

Ramaphosa pledged action against those responsible for attacks on migrants and outlined ongoing diplomatic engagement with African leaders. He also called for a continental conversation about migration and the root causes driving people across borders.

Jacinta slams President Ramaphosa

Previously, Briefly News reported that Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma publicly slammed President Cyril Ramaphosa for expressing shame over recent anti-illegal immigration activities in South Africa. Ramaphosa was addressing Southern African Development Community (SADC) leaders when he stated that he was ashamed of attacks carried out against foreign nationals living in the country.Ngobese-Zuma said the president's words revealed a fundamental misunderstanding of the public's concerns. She argued that framing the situation as xenophobia misrepresents what is actually driving South Africans to protest.

Source: Briefly News