Former Ukhozi FM presenter Ngizwe Mchunu has lost his ambassadorial role with JAC Motors South Africa, giving the controversial DJ 24 hours to return his sponsored vehicle.
This comes after Mchunu transitioned from being South Africa’s darling, after supporting former President Jacob Zuma, to facing criticism on social media due to his comments about Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader, Julius Malema, and his party earlier this month.
The red berets wanted JAC to withdraw its sponsorship with Mchunu following his utterances, and the brand has done just that, deciding to terminate its relationship with the former Ukhozi FM DJ.
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“JAC Motors Port Shepstone hereby distances itself from the tribalistic and divisive utterance of Mr Ngizwe Mchunu. These utterances are condemned in the strongest terms. As such, we have decided to terminate our relationship with Mr Ngizwe Mchunu and recall our vehicle from his possession,” Chief Operations Officer Sicelo Nyandeni said.
In a video widely shared on social media, Mchunu criticized Malema’s remarks about the Springboks, claiming they symbolize white supremacy. Mchunu can be heard saying KwaZulu-Natal is for AmaZulu and that Malema must launch the party manifesto in Limpopo, where the EFF hails from.
“Why don’t you host your party’s manifesto in your backyard in Seshego, so your ancestors can support you?” he said. “You are a leader who can’t speak IsiZulu, the only language you know is English. You address our Zulu people in English, what a leader are you?” Mchunu said.
Malema had previously said, “Why are we being forced to salute the emblem that was saluted by murderous people, wearing the same jersey in celebration of the butchering of black people.
“That emblem and that jersey represent white supremacy and that we don’t support. I am not going to support anything that represents white supremacy, apartheid, anything that undermines black people. You can be part of Amabhokobhoko (the Springboks rugby team), but I’m not,” he said.
Malema said the Springboks are an “apartheid symbol.” “You can’t say remove apartheid, then retain the name Springboks and the colors that were used during apartheid by white people. The springbok must fall.”
However, Mchunu slammed Malema for criticizing the Boks in English, “the language of apartheid.” Mchunu unconditionally apologized for the comments he made on 23 December.
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