{"id":18108,"date":"2022-12-14T08:37:21","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T08:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/deputy-prime-minister-wants-public-transport-union-secretary-general-sticks-nkambule-arrested"},"modified":"2022-12-14T10:09:12","modified_gmt":"2022-12-14T10:09:12","slug":"deputy-prime-minister-wants-public-transport-union-secretary-general-sticks-nkambule-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/deputy-prime-minister-wants-public-transport-union-secretary-general-sticks-nkambule-arrested","title":{"rendered":"Deputy Prime Minister wants public transport union Secretary General Sticks Nkambule arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Eswatini. <\/strong><\/span><b>Senator Themba Masuku, the Deputy Prime Minister ( DPM)has filed a contempt of court complaint with the Director of Public Prosecutions(DPP), he now wants Sticks Nkambule, the Secretary General of the Swaziland Transport, Communication and Allied Workers Union(SWATCAWU) and others arrested.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The DPM accuses Nkambule,SWATCAWU,the Eswatini Kombis, Buses and Allied Workers Union (EKABAWU)and the Swaziland Commercial Amadoda Road Transport Association(SCARTA)of contempt of court amid the national shutdown.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In flagrant violation of the court order, the four respondents commenced their unlawful strike action on 13th December 2022 by withdrawing public services from the roads or by deliberately not providing services to the public,\u201d reads the statement in part.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\">Eswatini<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Eswatini. Senator Themba Masuku, the Deputy Prime Minister ( DPM)has filed a contempt of court complaint with the Director of Public Prosecutions(DPP), he now wants Sticks Nkambule, the Secretary General of the Swaziland Transport, Communication and Allied Workers Union(SWATCAWU) and others arrested. 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