Hon SPG Mbatha

20/08/2025

BELA Regulations: A Gross Mistake That Betrays South African Children

By Hon. Siphiwe Moyo-Mbatha, Whip of the Opposition in the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature

The Department of Basic Education has made what can only be described as a gross and dangerous mistake by introducing BELA Regulations that extend full admission rights to undocumented learners. As the Opposition Whip, and as a proud South African, I cannot allow this injustice to pass without the loudest possible rejection.

A Betrayal of South African Learners

Our public schools are already buckling under the weight of overcrowded classrooms, underqualified teachers, and infrastructure collapse. Thousands of South African children sit on waiting lists or learn under trees. Yet, instead of fixing this crisis, the Department now proposes that learners without documentation must be treated “equally entitled” to public education as South African learners.

This is not compassion. This is betrayal.

The State Outsourcing Its Failures

What the regulations effectively do is outsource the incompetence of the Department of Home Affairs and the porous borders of our country to schools and teachers. Principals are now required to submit affidavits, chase down missing documents, and report undocumented learners all while struggling to deliver quality education.

Schools must be centres of learning, not immigration processing offices.

Exploiting the South African Taxpayer

Let us be clear: public education is funded by South African taxpayers. It is fundamentally unjust to ask poor and working-class citizens who are themselves desperate for decent education for their children to subsidise undocumented persons who are not accounted for in our national planning or budgets.

This is not fairness. This is exploitation.

Safety and Security Ignored

We cannot ignore the reality that undocumented migration is closely tied to criminal syndicates, human trafficking, and drug smuggling. By normalising undocumented learners in schools, government is turning a blind eye to the safety of South African children. The Department should be working hand in hand with Home Affairs and security clusters to tighten immigration control not diluting our education system in the name of populism.

The Opposition’s Call

We, as the Opposition, demand the immediate withdrawal of this section of the BELA Regulations. South Africa’s education system must serve the children of this Republic first. Anything less is a violation of our sovereignty, a betrayal of our Constitution, and an insult to every parent who sacrifices to send their child to school.

The Department of Basic Education must be reminded:

Your first duty is to South African children.

Your first loyalty is to South African families.

Your first responsibility is to the future of this nation.

Anything else is unacceptable.

02/08/2025

For centuries, our people have been misnamed, misled, and misplaced. Our laws have been erased. Our wisdom has been silenced. Our spiritual inheritance was hijacked by empires, councils, and doctrines foreign to our soil and our spirit. We were baptized into chains, preached into submission, and governed by laws that saw us not as divine, but as disposable.

09/04/2025

𝙰 𝙲𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚄𝚗𝚒𝚝𝚢, 𝚂𝚊𝚏𝚎𝚝𝚢, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚁𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚠𝚊𝚕 𝚒𝚗 𝚂𝚘𝚞𝚝𝚑 𝙰𝚏𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚊

𝚃𝚘 𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚌𝚛𝚒𝚖𝚎, 𝚐𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛-𝚋𝚊𝚜𝚎𝚍 𝚟𝚒𝚘𝚕𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎 (𝙶𝙱𝚅), 𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚐𝚊𝚕 𝚒𝚖𝚖𝚒𝚐𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚘𝚛𝚐𝚊𝚗𝚒𝚣𝚎𝚍 𝚌𝚛𝚒𝚖𝚎 𝚜𝚢𝚗𝚍𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚜, 𝚂𝚘𝚞𝚝𝚑 𝙰𝚏𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚊 𝚗𝚎𝚎𝚍𝚜 𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚗 𝚙𝚘𝚕𝚒𝚌𝚢—𝚠𝚎 𝚗𝚎𝚎𝚍 𝚞𝚗𝚒𝚝𝚢. 𝚁𝚎𝚊𝚕, 𝚕𝚊𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚎 𝚌𝚊𝚗 𝚘𝚗𝚕𝚢 𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚎𝚗 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚂𝚘𝚞𝚝𝚑 𝙰𝚏𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚗𝚜 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚝𝚘𝚐𝚎𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚘 𝚋𝚞𝚒𝚕𝚍 𝚊 𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚝𝚛𝚢 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚔𝚜 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢𝚘𝚗𝚎.

𝚆𝚎 𝚖𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚐𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚕 𝚒𝚍𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚝𝚢—𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚜𝚌𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚜 𝚎𝚝𝚑𝚗𝚒𝚌𝚒𝚝𝚢, 𝚌𝚘𝚕𝚘𝚞𝚛, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚜𝚘𝚌𝚒𝚊𝚕 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚝𝚞𝚜. 𝙻𝚎𝚝 𝚞𝚜 𝚖𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝚊𝚠𝚊𝚢 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚍𝚒𝚟𝚒𝚜𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚙𝚊𝚜𝚝 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚐𝚎 𝚊 𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚕𝚎, 𝚞𝚗𝚒𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚂𝚘𝚞𝚝𝚑 𝙰𝚏𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚗 𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢 𝚌𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚣𝚎𝚗 𝚏𝚎𝚎𝚕𝚜 𝚊 𝚜𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚋𝚎𝚕𝚘𝚗𝚐𝚒𝚗𝚐, 𝚍𝚒𝚐𝚗𝚒𝚝𝚢, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚙𝚞𝚛𝚙𝚘𝚜𝚎.

𝙰 𝚂𝚘𝚞𝚝𝚑 𝙰𝚏𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚊 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎:

𝙾𝚞𝚛 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚖𝚞𝚗𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚎𝚜 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚜𝚊𝚏𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚜𝚎𝚌𝚞𝚛𝚎.

𝚆𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚗 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚕𝚍𝚛𝚎𝚗 𝚕𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚏𝚛𝚎𝚎 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚏𝚎𝚊𝚛 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚟𝚒𝚘𝚕𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎.

𝙱𝚘𝚛𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚝𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚎𝚍, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚕𝚊𝚠𝚜 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚙𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚎𝚍.

𝙲𝚘𝚛𝚛𝚞𝚙𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚌𝚛𝚒𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚕 𝚜𝚢𝚗𝚍𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚜 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚛𝚘𝚘𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚘𝚞𝚝.

𝙴𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢 𝚌𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚣𝚎𝚗 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚔𝚜 𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚒𝚗 𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚘𝚠𝚊𝚛𝚍 𝚊 𝚋𝚛𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚏𝚞𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚎.

𝚆𝚎 𝚋𝚎𝚕𝚒𝚎𝚟𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚙𝚘𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚕 𝚖𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚋𝚎𝚜𝚝 𝚙𝚘𝚜𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚕 𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚠𝚊𝚕 𝚒𝚜 𝚄𝚖𝚔𝚑𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚘 𝚆𝚎𝚜𝚒𝚣𝚠𝚎, 𝚞𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚙 𝚘𝚏 𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚂𝚞𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚖𝚎 𝙻𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚛, 𝙿𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚒𝚍𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝙹𝚊𝚌𝚘𝚋 𝚉𝚞𝚖𝚊. 𝚆𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚊 𝚍𝚎𝚎𝚙 𝚞𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚙𝚎𝚘𝚙𝚕𝚎'𝚜 𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚐𝚐𝚕𝚎𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚊 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚖𝚒𝚝𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚞𝚗𝚒𝚝𝚢 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚓𝚞𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚌𝚎, 𝚄𝚖𝚔𝚑𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚘 𝚆𝚎𝚜𝚒𝚣𝚠𝚎 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚜 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚢 𝚝𝚘 𝚐𝚞𝚒𝚍𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚝𝚘𝚠𝚊𝚛𝚍 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚕 𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚜𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗.

𝙻𝚎𝚝 𝚞𝚜 𝚛𝚒𝚜𝚎 𝚋𝚎𝚢𝚘𝚗𝚍 𝚍𝚒𝚟𝚒𝚜𝚒𝚘𝚗. 𝙻𝚎𝚝 𝚞𝚜 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚘𝚐𝚎𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛. 𝙻𝚎𝚝 𝚞𝚜 𝚋𝚞𝚒𝚕𝚍 𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚜𝚘𝚕𝚒𝚍 𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗—𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚟𝚎𝚜, 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚕𝚍𝚛𝚎𝚗, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚐𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎.

08/04/2025

The Omotoso Case & the NPA’s Crisis of Competence

The Omotoso case has become a national disgrace—a painful reflection of the deep cracks in our justice system and a heartbreaking failure of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA). After years of delays, retraumatising courtroom experiences, and legal blunders, the NPA’s inability to secure justice sends a chilling message to survivors of sexual violence: your voice does not matter.

This is not just a legal failure. It is a betrayal. A betrayal of the brave survivors who stepped forward. A betrayal of the principles of justice. And a betrayal of our collective duty to protect the most vulnerable.

As the Umkhonto Wesizwe Party, we are deeply disturbed by this ongoing pattern of incompetence. We call for:

An immediate overhaul of the NPA’s capacity to prosecute gender-based violence (GBV) cases;

The establishment of a specialised GBV tribunal with trained prosecutors, investigators, and magistrates who understand the trauma, complexity, and sensitivity of these cases;

An urgent review and reopening of the Omotoso case, with every necessary legal step taken to ensure Pastor Timothy Omotoso is extradited back to South Africa to face justice.If the GNU cannot ensure justice, it must be removed.

Survivors of GBV deserve more than sympathy. They deserve justice that is survivor-focused, timely, competent, and transparent. Anything less is complicity.

04/04/2025

Government of National Unity Failures

1. Gender-Based Violence – The CweCwe Matter

The brutal and senseless ra**ng of CweCwe has shocked the conscience of our nation. being r***d is not an isolated incident, but yet another tragic example of a society deeply afflicted by Gender-Based Violence (GBV). It is a symptom of a broken system, culturally, legally, and morally, where the lives of women are rendered expendable and where patriarchy continues to reproduce itself in homes, institutions, and public spaces. As the MK Party, we do not see GBV merely as a social issue, it is a political crisis that undermines our very liberation project. No revolutionary society can rise while women are under siege. We demand not only swift justice for CweCwe and her family, but structural transformation that includes harsher penalties for perpetrators, survivor-centered support systems, community-based prevention programs, and the re-education of society to root out toxic masculinity. CweCwe's name must be etched into our national memory as a call to action—never again must a woman cry in silence.

2. The Omotoso Case & the NPA’s Crisis of Competence

The ongoing Omotoso case has become a national embarrassment and a heartbreaking display of prosecutorial collapse. After years of legal delays, witness trauma, and procedural bungling, the failure of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to secure justice sends a chilling message to survivors of sexual violence: your voice does not matter. This is more than a legal blunder. It is a betrayal of the courage of the victims who came forward and a desecration of the justice system. The MK Party is deeply disturbed by this pattern of incompetence. We call for an immediate overhaul of the NPA’s capacity to handle GBV-related cases, including the establishment of a specialised GBV tribunal with trained investigators, prosecutors, and magistrates who understand the trauma and complexity involved. The survivors deserve closure, not courtroom revictimisation. True justice must be survivor-focused, timely, and transparent—anything less is complicity. OMOTOSO MUST NOT LEAVE THIS COUNTRY and if that happens it will show that the GNU is a failure and must be removed from power.

3. Illegal Immigration – A Pan-African Perspective

The issue of illegal immigration in South Africa must be approached with both clarity and compassion. As the MK Party, we reject xenophobia in all its forms, but we also reject lawlessness disguised as Pan-Africanism. The root causes of irregular migration lie in the artificial colonial borders, economic underdevelopment, and imperialist interference that continue to destabilize parts of our continent. Many who migrate do so out of desperation, not criminal intent. However, South Africa has every right, indeed, a responsibility to protect its economy, sovereignty, and the rights of its citizens. Our position is clear: we support the regulated, dignified, and lawful movement of people across Africa, in line with African Union protocols. But the state must enforce immigration laws firmly and fairly, clamp down on syndicates and corruption at border posts, and invest in regional development to reduce migratory pressures. We believe in a Pan-African future where Africans move freely—not in chaos—but through coordinated development, mutual respect, and a shared vision of unity.
These illegal immigrants will one day rise to power and overtake our institutions, unless we act now and stop them, I’m in support of the protest call MARCH in MARCH and it should be made a national march where we shut down every government institution until the GNU act on these people who have flooded our country.
If the government (GNU) cannot have an understanding that our identity is our freedom, they must know that we will mobile all our ground commanders and take over the land that belongs to us and it mineral resources

Siphwe Moyo-Mbatha MPL
(KZN MKP Whip)
[email protected]

31/03/2025

Thousands of Umkhonto Wesizwe members and supporters yesterday Sunday afternoon went to Willowfontein to show off their strength in the province of KZN and was address by the Supreme Leader President JG Zuma

09/02/2025

Angikaze ngihleke kanjena futhi bengingaqondile but this guy akananembeza

27/12/2024

19/05/2024

The happiness

Emacous Photography
JR Studio23
Siphiwe Moyo

17/05/2024

uMkhonto Wesizwe is big and feared

21/04/2024

Second Phase of our Elections Campaign
UMkhonto Wesizwe Party has launch the App on which members will receive information directly and will be allowed to chat with leadership. the APP is free on both download and watch live events of President Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma or any leader.

16/01/2024