According to Lennox Mabaso, the then spokesperson for the Provincial Department of Housing, the movement was "under the sway of an agent provocateur" who is "engaged in clandestine operations" and who has been "assigned to provoke unrest". City Officials continue to argue that the movement was a Third Force seeking to undermine the ruling African National Congress for nefarious purposes.
Lennox Mabaso, the Provincial Department of Housing's former spokesperson, claimed that the movement was guided by an undercover operative conducting secret activities and tasked to provoke disturbances. City officials continue to argue that this movement was a Third Force seeking to undermine the ruling African National Congress for illegitimate reasons.