GHOne TV Slammed for Interviewing Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma After Ghanaian Killed in SA Protests
- GHOne TV aired an interview with March and March leader Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma about South Africa's June 30 anti-migrant protests
- The broadcast has drawn heavy backlash after reports suggested that a Ghanaian had been killed during the demonstrations in Durban
- Ghanaians condemned both Jacinta and GHOne TV, questioning why the station would give the anti-immigrant activist the platform
GHOne TV has come under fierce criticism after airing an interview with South African anti-immigration activist Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma on July 1, 2026, hours after reports that a Ghanaian national had been killed during the June 30 protests her movement helped stoke.
The segment, broadcast on the EIB Network-affiliated station's Newsroom programme, featured a female anchor in Accra linking up with Ngobese-Zuma remotely from South Africa.
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The March and March founder spoke about the group's protests, which took place in Durban and other South African cities on June 30, justifying the protest and denying her group's involvement in any form of abuse.
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"We do not advocate for abuse of anyone. I continuously say that there is March and March, and there is about hundreds of other organisations in the country that are anti-illegal immigration, while all of us are all trying to work in the confines of the law
Footage interspersed throughout the broadcast, sourced from Firstpost, showed thousands of demonstrators surging through Durban streets carrying South African flags, with visible moments of confrontation and a heavy security presence.
She added, "There are communities that are taking matters into their own hands, and we always strongly condemn that.
"When we say go back, it is because we want South Africa and Africa to function as neighbours and to thrive in each African country. We do not wish to have a situation where anyone is harmed or going back to their country in a body bag. That is not what we advocate for."
The timing of the interview proved deeply controversial.
News had already spread that a Ghanaian had reportedly been killed amid the unrest, making Jacinta's insistence on the protests' peaceful nature land badly with viewers back home.
Watch the Facebook video of the GHOne TV interview with Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma that sparked the controversy below:
Ghanaians slam GHOne TV, Jacinta over interview
The backlash online was swift and unsparing.
Many questioned not just what Jacinta said, but why GHOne TV gave her a platform at all while a fellow Ghanaian lay dead.
YEN.com.gh compiled some reactions from Ghanaians in response to the interview.
Charles Fini asked:
"But is she an immigration officer?"
Cecil Kwabena wrote:
"Useless interview. Such a big disgrace to your platform."
Kobby Blay said:
"At the time when one of our own has been shot, see you glorifying you giving to these afrophobians…some of you guys ankasa, you will tell editorial blablabla as if you are doing this for people who have no mind abi…"
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Phakel'umthakathi threatens migrants after June 30
YEN.com.gh previously reported on the beatings and looting that took place during South Africa's anti-immigration protests, as well as Phakel'umthakathi's earlier confrontation with a foreigner in which he set the deadline for migrants to leave the country.
In a viral video, he told a foreigner that he should leave the country before June 30 by himself or face dire consequences afterwards.
"Please respect what we are saying and don't try to oppose what we are doing. Don't listen to the government, police, don't listen to anyone, just listen to us."
Proofreading by Bruce Douglas, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.
Source: YEN.com.gh
