Facebook Suspends March and March Leader Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma, Citing “Sexual Solicitation” Rule

Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma is a South African woman and the leader of March and March, an anti-immigrant organisation. She says she is campaigning against undocumented immigrants in South Africa.

Her marches have been described as xenophobic, Afrophobic and hateful, and she has been blamed for contributing to the deaths of dozens of African immigrants and South Africans who look like foreigners.

Meta suspended Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma’s Facebook account on 6 November 2026, citing its “adult sexual solicitation” rule. She has 180 days to appeal before the account is permanently disabled.

The only evidence available is screenshots of Meta’s notification shared by supporters and other pages. Meta has provided no further explanation, and the notice alone does not prove that a violation occurred.

Supporters allege malicious mass reporting, while critics are celebrating. Neither claim has been verified, so both should be attributed.

This appears to be part of a broader pattern: her TikTok account, which had more than 378,000 followers, was permanently banned on 17 June 2026, also without a specific public explanation from the TikTok team.

She has now lost access to her two biggest platforms in less than five months.

The March and March movement says she has no alternative account and that any new profile in her name may be fraudulent.

Immigrants in South Africa are being falsely blamed for causing unemployment and poverty. This is not true. Poverty in South Africa was worsened by the economic shutdowns during COVID-19, corruption, social injustice, mismanagement and other problems.

Foreign nationals in South Africa contribute significantly to the country through large and small businesses.

Zimbabweans help create tens of thousands of jobs in South Africa by buying goods worth millions of rand every week. Buses, private cars and trucks carry South African goods to Zimbabwe and many other parts of Africa every day.

Foreign vendors buy and resell vegetables worth tens of thousands of rand every week in Johannesburg’s CBD and elsewhere, thereby boosting demand for produce from South African farmers.

The issue of undocumented immigration must be handled by the South African Police Service and immigration authorities—not by bloodthirsty mobs.

Refugees and asylum seekers who have fled to South Africa are struggling to obtain their permits.

South African homeowners in townships and low-density suburbs collect millions of rand in rent from foreigners. Unemployed homeowners are able to put food on the table by renting rooms to foreigners. Ubuntu and unity between foreigners and South African nationals must continue. Xenophobia and hate speech must fall.

With or without documents, all human life is sacred and must be respected and protected.

By Collen Makumbirofa  
Journalist, Writer, and Human Rights Advocate  
Founder, Voice of the Downtrodden  
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