By Doreen Mokgolo
Frustrated and hungry to lead South Africa, various royal houses affiliated with Freedom in South Africa (Fisa) marched to the Union Buildings in Tshwane on Friday to tell President Cyril Ramaphosa that the ANC will not be receiving support from their people.
The party has registered with the Independent Electoral Commission for the elections set for 29 May.
Fisa has not disclosed the names of all the royal houses that support it because of fears that they will be intimidated.
It says it wants the country’s kingdoms to rule South Africa in a constitutional monarchy with a prime minister, similar to the United Kingdom and certain Middle Eastern countries.
Fisa says it will follow a hybrid system of governance with a mixture of socialism, communism, Africanism and spiritualism.
It is determined to take back power from the ANC, as they believe it has failed them in the last 30 years.
Leading the group is Kgoshi General Nthai Monnye Malatji, the Fisa president, who describes himself as the party’s “prime minister” candidate and a senior traditional leader and healer, former security guard, former sales rep and former UN soldier.
Malatji said the ANC government has failed the traditional royal houses and ignored their plight over the years.
“We want them to hand over power back to the united kingdoms, the constitutional monarchy system where kingdoms are above politics.
“We will replace the position of the president with the prime minister to run politics and the economy like the United Kingdom and other Arab countries.”
As part of their manifesto, the group is demanding that the death penalty be reintroduced for murder and the rape of women and children.
They are also demanding five years imprisonment for corrupt government officials.
Malatji said: “When the ANC was formed we supported them because we believed in the leaders who promised to represent our needs. Unfortunately, when they finally gained power they were focused on self-enrichment.
“We want to battle them and fight for power. We have no other options, we have tried the courts but also failed there,” he said.
Malatji said the ANC has perpetuated inequality in traditional houses by not treating them equally and fairly.
“There are kingdoms that are given recognition, money, cars, but others are overlooked,” he said.
Pictured above: Kgoshi Nthai Monnye Malatji.
Image source: Doreen Mokgolo
