March and March leader Ngobese-Zuma urges state of emergency after DJ Warras killing
March and March leader Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma has appealed to President Cyril Ramaphosa to deploy the SANDF and declare a state of emergency after the death of DJ Warras.
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Leader of the controversial March and March movement, Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma, has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to declare a state of emergency following the killing of Johannesburg DJ and property activist Warrick Stock, popularly known as DJ Warras.
Ngobese-Zuma made the plea on social media after Stock was shot dead on Tuesday, December 16, outside Zambesi House in Johannesburg’s central business district.
“Cyril Ramaphosa, the South African government, declare a state of emergency and deploy the SANDF,” she wrote on Facebook.
“Our lives are in danger because of illegal immigrants, and you keep acting as if this is normal. How many more must die for you to get rid of illegal immigrants and foreigners that are criminals? #JusticeForDJWarras.”
DJ Warras was killed in the afternoon as he was leaving the building.
Police have said video footage shows a short man with dreadlocks approaching him, opening fire and fleeing the scene.
Gauteng police have denied widespread reports claiming three suspects had been taken in for questioning.
Police spokesperson Captain Tintswalo Sibeko told IOL News on Thursday that no arrests had been made and that the investigation was continuing.
“There is no suspect taken for questioning or arrested. Investigation is continuing,” Sibeko said.
The clarification followed a flurry of online claims that three people had been questioned in connection with the killing.
SABC News also reported that three people had been taken in for questioning, a claim later dismissed by police.
Ngobese-Zuma has also called on supporters to mobilise and protest.
She called on citizens to demand accountability from the government.
Using the hashtag #JusticeForDJWarras, she wrote, “Friday 19th December, let’s take it to the streets. We demand the government declare a state of emergency on illegal immigration and justice for Warras and all whistleblowers.”
She said supporters would picket at Durban City Hall in Church Square on Friday, December 19, to demand justice and pay tribute to DJ Warras.
The killing of popular DJ and property activist Warrick Stock, known as DJ Warras, has triggered renewed calls for a state of emergency as anti-illegal immigration campaigner Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma urges government action.
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Her comments have sparked debate online, with some South Africans supporting her call for justice while others have urged calm as investigations continue.
Ngobese-Zuma leads the March and March movement, which has drawn criticism for its hardline stance against illegal immigration.
The group has previously blocked foreign nationals from accessing healthcare facilities, arguing that public services are overstretched. The government has repeatedly condemned these actions.
On Wednesday, Johannesburg MMC for Public Safety, Mgcini Tshwaku, said preliminary analysis suggested the killing was a targeted hit linked to Stock’s work reclaiming hijacked buildings.
“We believe that this was a hit,” Tshwaku told Newzroom Afrika. “Building hijackers see his work as stopping the income that was coming to them.”
Tshwaku said Stock had obtained five protection orders against individuals who had allegedly threatened him before his death.
“We believe that a price was put on his head because of the work that he was doing, trying to reclaim that building on behalf of the owner,” he said, adding that law enforcement agencies would question the individuals named in the protection orders as part of the investigation.
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