Prominent politician said that when black royal families ruled South Africa, there was order and no prisons

Mzwanele Manyi said that when South Africa was under royal rule, there was not a single jail in the country. “It means there was order under our kings,” he said.

Manyi, a member of Parliament representing the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party), shared this information during a State of the Nation podcast.

He said that South Africa’s problems started in 1652 with the arrival of Jan van Riebeeck, who decided to settle in the country.

“Even then, we Africans, being very welcoming people, allowed them to settle,” Manyi said in the interview.

“However, that was not enough for them. They invaded, destroying everyone in their path to capture the country.”

Later in the interview, he said that when South Africa was under royalty, there was not a single jail in the country.

“When royalty was in charge of South Africa, there was order in this country. There were no prisons,” he said.

“You must mark this down: there were no prisons because an orderly system already existed.”

“If you did something wrong, there was a clear process to deal with you, rehabilitate you, and manage the situation. There was absolute order.”

He argued that restoring the dignity and authority of South African kings would bring much more order to the country.

“As Africans, the majority of people in this country deeply respect our kingdoms and our kings,” he said.

He argued that in KwaZulu-Natal, people do not respect the President as much as they do the Zulu king.

“If you go to KwaZulu-Natal today and say, the President said this, people will say, ‘What on earth is that? He must go and tell that to his own people’,” Manyi said.

“As Africans, we are wired in our DNA to connect with our kings, and we do not argue with them.”

“If you want true law and order in this country, restore the dignity of the kings. All Africans respect their kings more than their Presidents.”