Ndlozi warns of “agent provocateurs”

JOHANNESBURG – SOUTH African politician Mbuyiseni Ndlozi has alleged that the controversial installation of a Nigerian traditional figure in KuGompo (formerly East London) Eastern Cape may be linked to foreign intelligence operations, specifically pointing to Israel’s Mossad and the United States’ Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

The incident, which saw Solomon Ogbonna Eziko reportedly crowned as an Igbo king on South African soil, has triggered widespread debate and concern about sovereignty, social cohesion and potential external interference.

Ndlozi did not mince his words, describing the episode as a calculated provocation.

“Seeking to establish some Nigerian kingdom in South Africa today is the pure work of agent provocateurs,” he said.

“Those behind it know exactly what reaction it would trigger.”

He went further, directly naming foreign intelligence agencies as possible actors.

“What do you think Benjamin Netanyahu and his Mossad agents will use to turn South Africa into instability and violence?” Ndlozi asked.

“What will they use to portray us as a country that cannot manage its own affairs and therefore needs intervention?”

Ndlozi also linked the situation to broader geopolitical tensions involving Donald Trump and the United States.

He accused Washington of previously promoting false narratives about South Africa, including widely debunked claims of a “white genocide” targeting Afrikaners.

“Now that Trump has failed to convince the world, let alone white South Africans, of the lie about a white genocide, what stops him from saying South Africa is a violent xenophobic and tribalist country?” Ndlozi said.

“Do you think he will not use any opportunity to justify interference or regime change?”

Experts and international observers have consistently dismissed claims of “white genocide” in South Africa as baseless and politically motivated, with no credible evidence supporting such allegations.

Ndlozi argued that the current tensions must also be viewed in the context of South Africa’s assertive foreign policy stance, particularly its legal action against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the International Criminal Court (ICC) over alleged war crimes and genocide in Gaza.

“When the ‘white genocide’ lie cannot work, when economic pressure fails, and when political influence does not yield results, what is left?” he asked.

“Agent provocateurs fuelling xenophobic and ethnic violence that will lead to instability.”

Ndlozi warned that such incidents risk undermining South Africa’s global standing.

“The intention is to strip South Africa of the moral authority it currently holds on the international stage,” he said.

He welcomed the rejection of the coronation by local authorities and noted that Nigerian officials had also distanced themselves from the development. According to Ndlozi, “the only beneficiaries of conflict between South Africa and Nigeria are those pursuing foreign geopolitical agendas.”

Calling for vigilance, Ndlozi urged South Africans and the broader African continent not to fall into what he described as a trap.

“We must refuse to play into the hands of agent provocateurs,” he said. “These actions are designed to divide Africans and collapse social cohesion.”

He cautioned that rising tensions could escalate rapidly if left unchecked.

“Today it is xenophobia, tomorrow it becomes regionalism, and then tribal conflict,” Ndlozi warned. “This path leads to collapse—and ultimately to losing control of our own country.”

– CAJ News