In this Daily Maverick Power Chat, Ferial Haffajee and Mondli Makhanya discuss March and March, the anti-migrant movement led by Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma. Both journalists covered the “third force” of the early 1990s, and Makhanya argues the movement’s scale points to significant funding and organised backing. They examine News24’s report that Ngobese-Zuma and her husband won about R12 million in state tenders, how social media spread misinformation about a court ruling on asylum, lessons from the July 2021 unrest, and the government’s response ahead of local elections. Join the conversation and tell us what you think in the comments below!
Hosted by: Ferial Haffajee and Mondli Makhanya
Edited by: Joel Seboa
Produced by: Emilie Gambade & Joel Seboa
Original Theme Music & Design by: Bernard Kotze
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Chapters
00:00 – Introduction
00:25 – Echoes of the Third Force
01:05 – A Well-Funded Campaign
04:15 – Unemployment and Service Delivery
06:20 – Tenders and Funding Networks
09:55 – Social Media and Mobilisation
10:40 – Lessons From July 2021
11:55 – The Government’s Messaging
13:45 – Misinformation and the Judiciary
15:10 – More Mobilisation
16:55 – The GNU’s Position on Migration
19:55 – A Call for Presidential Leadership
