The controversy erupted online after the Land Party's mayoral candidate for the City of Johannesburg shared her party's labour policy on 4 August 2026. "100% jobs for South Africans, as our laws say. Rather than backing down, Mazwai urged South Africans to take a more measured approach. The follower pushed back harder, raising concerns that the policy would effectively cost South Africans jobs. This is not the first time Mazwai has taken such a position; she previously defended foreigners when South Africans linked them to overcrowding in public hospitals.