March in March: Residents March Against Illegal Immigrants

(The Post News)– On Monday, KwaZulu-Natal residents marched from King Dinuzulu Park to the City Hall in Durban in support of the March in March movement. March in March—a movement calling for government’s intervention in fighting against the issue of illegal immigration in the country.

The march was a peaceful demonstration organised by Vuma FM radio personality Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma. During the march, a proposal including strengthening border security, deportation of illegal immigrants, and strengthening collaboration between law enforcement and Non Government Organisations (NGO) was presented.

Ngobese-Zuma, joined by political party leaders and other public figures led the protest. According to Ngobese-Zuma, they are tired of illegal immigration and feeling unsafe in their country, hence they decided to stand up, come together and take action, rather than complaining on social media. She expressed that they want to be taken serious by the government, and the march was to come together and voice out their issues,instead of complaining on social media with no action.

She added that they feel unsafe as the number of hijacked buildings and drug-related incidents rises. She claimed that the education departments are complaining about the large number of undocumented students in their schools, which is a concern for South African children who are now unable to find room in schools. This is also the case in hospitals.

Ngobese-Zuma pleaded with the government to prioritise locals in all sectors of society, saying that is what was promised to them but never delivered and now they have to share everything with people who do not even contribute to this nation’s economy.

Ngobese-Zuma also lamented over the issue of illegal immigrants that are renting out houses at low-cost, saying that government should be allocating to the poor and “downtrodden people”