{"id":2166,"date":"2026-03-31T18:56:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T18:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matabeletoday.com\/?p=2166"},"modified":"2026-03-31T18:56:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T18:56:34","slug":"ndlozi-warns-of-agent-provocateurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matabeletoday.com\/?p=2166","title":{"rendered":"Ndlozi warns of \u201cagent provocateurs\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>JOHANNESBURG<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>\u2013 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\u2019s Mossad and the United States\u2019 Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Ndlozi did not mince his words, describing the episode as a calculated provocation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeeking to establish some Nigerian kingdom in South Africa today is the pure work of agent provocateurs,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose behind it know exactly what reaction it would trigger.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He went further, directly naming foreign intelligence agencies as possible actors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat do you think Benjamin Netanyahu and his Mossad agents will use to turn South Africa into instability and violence?\u201d Ndlozi asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat will they use to portray us as a country that cannot manage its own affairs and therefore needs intervention?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ndlozi also linked the situation to broader geopolitical tensions involving Donald Trump and the United States.<\/p>\n<p>He accused Washington of previously promoting false narratives about South Africa, including widely debunked claims of a \u201cwhite genocide\u201d targeting Afrikaners.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow 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?\u201d Ndlozi said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo you think he will not use any opportunity to justify interference or regime change?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Experts and international observers have consistently dismissed claims of \u201cwhite genocide\u201d in South Africa as baseless and politically motivated, with no credible evidence supporting such allegations.<\/p>\n<p>Ndlozi argued that the current tensions must also be viewed in the context of South Africa\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen the \u2018white genocide\u2019 lie cannot work, when economic pressure fails, and when political influence does not yield results, what is left?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAgent provocateurs fuelling xenophobic and ethnic violence that will lead to instability.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ndlozi warned that such incidents risk undermining South Africa\u2019s global standing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe intention is to strip South Africa of the moral authority it currently holds on the international stage,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>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, \u201cthe only beneficiaries of conflict between South Africa and Nigeria are those pursuing foreign geopolitical agendas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Calling for vigilance, Ndlozi urged South Africans and the broader African continent not to fall into what he described as a trap.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must refuse to play into the hands of agent provocateurs,\u201d he said. \u201cThese actions are designed to divide Africans and collapse social cohesion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He cautioned that rising tensions could escalate rapidly if left unchecked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday it is xenophobia, tomorrow it becomes regionalism, and then tribal conflict,\u201d Ndlozi warned. \u201cThis path leads to collapse\u2014and ultimately to losing control of our own country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; CAJ News<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JOHANNESBURG\u00a0\u2013 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\u2019s Mossad and the United States\u2019 Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). 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