SONA Debate Day 2: MKP's Nhlamulo Ndhlela describes SONA as a 'failed state of address'

MK Party MP Nhlamulo Ndhlela described President Cyril Ramaphosa's State of Nation Address (SONA) as a "failed state of the nothingness address", stating that the promises he made will never be fulfilled.

Ndhlela came out with guns blazing during day two of the SONA debate held at the Cape Town Hall on Wednesday.

"South Africans deserve more than promises, they deserve results," he told the house, adding that SONA should be a moment of accountability and not a fashion show.

"President, this is a failed state. We're facing an education crisis. Our schools have become drug dens rather than centers of learning. Infrastructure is crumbling, children are still learning under trees, and we have pit toilets and overcrowded classrooms.

"The Bela Act, now in the hands of the DA, is in consultation with AfriForum and will not transform our education system because of the racist DA who will never implement something that's good for blacks," he said.

He accused Ramaphosa and what he termed as "so-called" Government of National Unity (GNU) of not working for the people.

According to the MKP MP, the "ANC-DA coalition" government failed to deliver over the past seven months. He also expressed disappointment in what they promised to do but never did.

The defunding of the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) and the SA Police Services (SAPS), better quality education, and implementation of the Expropriation Act are some of the pressing matters that Ndhlela outlined in his submission.  

He told Ramaphosa to go ahead with the land expropriation without compensation despite the noise from the DA and associates.

In the same breath, he condemned the Expropriation Act saying it was just a repetition of apartheid.

Ndhlela said: "MKP will not support policies that betray the people."

He said the the 7th administration favoured the white community at the expense of the black people.

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