Jacinta distances herself from Ramaphosa meeting with Ngizwe Mchunu and Phakela ahead of protests

By Charmaine Ndlela

March and March founder Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma has distanced herself from a high-level meeting between Cyril Ramaphosa and activists Ngizwe Mchunu and Nkosikhona Ndabandaba, also known as Phakel’umthakathi, saying she only learnt about the engagement through social media.

The meeting took place on Monday evening, ahead of the planned nationwide demonstrations on 30 June over illegal immigration and related issues.

In a social media post, Ngobese-Zuma said she was not informed about the meeting and only became aware of it after posts about the engagement began circulating online.

The Presidency confirmed that Ramaphosa met with Mchunu and Ndabandaba, leaders of Insizwa Nobunsizwa, to discuss the planned protests.

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During the meeting, the President emphasised to both of them that the right to protest is coupled with the responsibility to observe the law and to protest peacefully. 

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