Africa-Press – Eswatini. Eswatini pro-democracy groups have applauded Heads of State within the Southern African Development Community(SADC)region for their efforts to resolve the ongoing political crisis in this troubled Kingdom.
SADC leaders held an Extraordinary Summit in Windhoek, Namibia on Tuesday and renewed their call for an urgent political dialogue as political temperatures continue to escalate in eSwatini.
Speaking to press on Thursday,Wandile Dludlu,the Secretary General of the People’s United Democratic Movement(PUDEMO)said as pro-democracy groups, they appreciated the efforts by the SADC leaders to try and resolve the crisis.
“We understand that King Mswati is not willing to participate in a political dialogue,he wants to fight and kill people.But SADC leaders are trying to resolve the political crisis and we appreciate that,”said the PUDEMO Secretary General.
Dludlu was among the high profile political leaders who travelled to Namibia on Tuesday to lobby SADC leaders,pro-democracy groups and the civil society in that country to put pressure on King Mswati to democratize.
Other political leaders who travelled to Namibia include PUDEMO President Mlungisi Makhanya,Sicelo Mngomezulu,the lawyer representing incarcerated pro-democracy Bacede Mabuza and Mthandeni Dube, PUDEMO National Organizer Penuel Malinga and Busie Mayisela, the President of the Swazis First Democratic Front(SFDF).
Reached for comments by press, King’s Spokesperson Percy Simelane said Prime Minister Cleopas Sipho Dlamini shared with SADC on behalf of the King, what exactly delayed the political dialogue.
“According to the Law of Communication,it is a norm to understand messages differently and only one interpretation represents the correct version. Before the recent SADC Summit the King alluded to the fact that key stakeholders in the envisaged dialogue have threatened to kill and destroy homes belonging to anyone who will oppose their position during the dialogue. He pointed out that it would be irresponsible of him to lead a threatened Nation to a dialogue,adding that the ground was not level,” said the King’s Spokesperson.
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