“We, the African Diaspora Forum, welcome the election of Councillor Jolidee Matongo as the Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg.” mayor joburg attacks afrophobic
“No one chooses where he is born, destiny determines who you will be in life, immigration, more than ever in South Africa, is creating more political debate and engagements, and the emergence of right-wing, anti-immigrants leaders and political parties is more worrying,” said Sheikh.
Meanwhile, the chairperson of the Zimbabwe Community in South Africa, Ngqabutho Mabhena, said it was unfortunate that Matongo faced hatred for having a link to South Africa’s northern neighbour. ’’We have previously had leaders like the late Thomas Titus Nkobi who was born in Zimbabwe, in Bulilima, but became the treasurer-general of the ANC. We have other leaders that came into South Africa and played a revolutionary role, just as the Mayor Matongo has done.”
Outraged ANC regional secretary Dada Morero was reacting to a campaign, “#WeRejectMayorOfJHB”, which was circulated on social media, saying it was a malicious Afrophobic campaign against Matongo.
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